Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to November 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Nov | Jan-Nov | (%)
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Total Imports 49,771,607,873 39,155,275,917 27.11
Capital Goods 15,030,844,640 11,644,733,298 29.08
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,664,730,267 1,911,662,944 39.39
Office & EDP Machines 2,304,934,544 2,064,865,475 11.63
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,064,256,458 6,360,663,168 26.78
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 882,346,688 589,634,796 49.64
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 568,887,949 301,667,182 88.58
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 545,688,734 416,239,733 31.10
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 18,520,079,079 15,445,322,958 19.91
Unprocessed Raw Materials 2,357,778,002 2,037,277,110 15.73
Wheat 430,858,816 682,528,096 (36.87)
Corn 70,690,635 90,866,628 (22.20)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 17,813,636 6,122,043 190.98
Crude materials, inedible 1,728,957,092 1,094,085,257 58.03
Pulp & waste paper 52,780,724 44,239,256 19.31
Cotton 27,228,276 19,682,603 38.34
Syn. Fibers 82,278,145 61,422,332 33.95
Metalliferous ores 1,179,703,844 625,270,804 88.67
Others 386,966,103 343,470,262 12.66
Tobacco, unmanufactured 109,457,823 163,675,086 (33.12)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 16,162,301,077 13,408,045,848 20.54
Feeding stuffs for animals 566,479,682 555,359,984 2.00
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 166,922,573 140,005,685 19.23
Chemical 4,762,568,292 3,856,113,178 23.51
Chemical compounds 1,271,441,585 1,048,037,938 21.32
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 727,289,773 670,001,096 8.55
Urea 126,270,427 162,715,639 (22.40)
Fertilizer excl. urea 193,312,165 139,284,663 38.79
Artificial resins 1,078,092,454 700,525,701 53.90
Others 1,366,161,888 1,135,548,141 20.31
Manufactured goods 3,816,229,778 3,006,303,330 26.94
Paper & paper products 544,744,523 443,514,397 22.82
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 458,265,725 438,723,198 4.45
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 329,707,714 253,818,056 29.90
Iron & steel 1,104,763,502 859,127,914 28.59
Non-ferrous metals 575,144,043 404,347,266 42.24
Metal products 500,969,368 393,580,773 27.29
Others 302,634,903 213,191,726 41.95
Embroideries 79,791,086 84,479,160 (5.55)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,769,461,677 5,752,524,748 17.68
Iron ore, not agglomerated 847,989 13,259,763 (93.60)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 8,581,016,962 6,600,464,349 30.01
Coal, Coke 398,617,969 354,596,155 12.41
Petroleum crude 4,837,849,547 2,910,796,099 66.20
Others 3,344,549,446 3,335,072,095 0.28
Consumer Goods 6,850,075,633 4,948,351,903 38.43
Durable 2,693,534,003 2,122,119,609 26.93
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,611,101,591 1,168,586,014 37.87
Home appliances 264,045,724 252,396,990 4.62
Misc. manufactures 818,386,688 701,136,605 16.72
Non-Durable 4,156,541,630 2,826,232,294 47.07
Food & live animals chiefly for food 4,005,726,481 2,700,621,942 48.33
Dairy products 657,880,517 399,650,896 64.61
Fish & fish preparation 99,620,128 134,349,171 (25.85)
Rice 1,498,917,846 919,974,879 62.93
Fruits & vegetables 207,972,113 196,373,924 5.91
Others 1,541,335,877 1,050,273,072 46.76
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 53,974,812 48,891,279 10.40
Articles of apparel, access. 96,840,337 76,719,073 26.23
Special Transactions 789,591,559 516,403,409 52.90
Articles temporarily imported & exported 258,958,519 239,694,541 8.04
Others 530,633,040 276,708,868 91.77
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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: January 25, 2011
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