Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to October 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Oct | Jan-Oct | (%)
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Total Imports 44,826,112,362 35,500,761,855 26.27
Capital Goods 13,463,197,440 10,465,822,321 28.64
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,370,727,875 1,708,799,581 38.74
Office & EDP Machines 2,135,900,639 1,858,511,405 14.93
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 7,240,038,312 5,709,347,222 26.81
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 755,055,923 550,592,381 37.14
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 471,980,065 260,078,570 81.48
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 489,494,626 378,493,162 29.33
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 16,681,368,344 14,183,427,918 17.61
Unprocessed Raw Materials 2,179,687,385 1,857,966,562 17.32
Wheat 373,374,921 643,447,599 (41.97)
Corn 62,435,746 89,475,781 (30.22)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 17,256,787 5,751,145 200.06
Crude materials, inedible 1,629,743,750 967,461,344 68.46
Pulp & waste paper 46,587,248 39,984,834 16.51
Cotton 24,214,140 18,077,212 33.95
Syn. Fibers 74,016,798 56,566,521 30.85
Metalliferous ores 1,136,894,114 531,690,843 113.83
Others 348,031,450 321,141,934 8.37
Tobacco, unmanufactured 96,876,181 151,830,693 (36.19)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 14,501,680,959 12,325,461,356 17.66
Feeding stuffs for animals 487,311,457 489,033,801 (0.35)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 145,726,804 126,069,985 15.59
Chemical 4,295,096,937 3,552,024,794 20.92
Chemical compounds 1,141,905,852 975,584,258 17.05
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 654,308,556 609,331,048 7.38
Urea 113,370,876 159,417,121 (28.88)
Fertilizer excl. urea 180,646,323 130,965,152 37.93
Artificial resins 972,754,456 635,191,941 53.14
Others 1,232,110,874 1,041,535,274 18.30
Manufactured goods 3,410,567,628 2,716,678,302 25.54
Paper & paper products 487,318,422 405,315,974 20.23
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 407,829,785 402,581,310 1.30
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 293,917,331 228,644,240 28.55
Iron & steel 991,916,203 764,334,848 29.78
Non-ferrous metals 515,447,149 364,545,846 41.39
Metal products 444,542,136 362,314,399 22.70
Others 269,596,602 188,941,685 42.69
Embroideries 73,206,641 78,780,100 (7.07)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,088,923,503 5,349,614,611 13.82
Iron ore, not agglomerated 847,989 13,259,763 (93.60)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 7,715,538,282 5,835,904,095 32.21
Coal, Coke 368,684,177 339,592,534 8.57
Petroleum crude 4,265,709,683 2,490,413,297 71.29
Others 3,081,144,422 3,005,898,264 2.50
Consumer Goods 6,252,274,358 4,561,503,433 37.07
Durable 2,375,410,074 1,927,330,263 23.25
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,436,652,802 1,057,884,217 35.80
Home appliances 229,950,159 229,352,221 0.26
Misc. manufactures 708,807,113 640,093,825 10.73
Non-Durable 3,876,864,284 2,634,173,170 47.18
Food & live animals chiefly for food 3,749,749,798 2,521,342,776 48.72
Dairy products 590,648,902 362,453,010 62.96
Fish & fish preparation 90,206,575 115,226,201 (21.71)
Rice 1,495,382,242 918,701,077 62.77
Fruits & vegetables 184,488,592 173,389,293 6.40
Others 1,389,023,487 951,573,195 45.97
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 43,624,331 43,820,515 (0.45)
Articles of apparel, access. 83,490,155 69,009,879 20.98
Special Transactions 713,733,938 454,104,088 57.17
Articles temporarily imported & exported 238,781,209 197,492,762 20.91
Others 474,952,729 256,611,326 85.09
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Note: Components may not add up to total due to rounding.
Page last updated: December 23, 2010
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