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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