Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to December 2010 and 2009
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2010 | 2009 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Dec | Jan-Dec | (%)
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Total Imports 54,701,859,441 43,091,535,881 26.94
Capital Goods 16,440,887,744 12,897,083,172 27.48
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,948,148,556 2,151,230,694 37.04
Office & EDP Machines 2,455,179,295 2,276,383,040 7.85
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,767,864,858 7,023,024,683 24.84
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 969,569,523 661,878,553 46.49
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 704,425,705 321,072,639 119.40
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 595,699,807 463,493,563 28.52
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 20,482,684,375 16,830,567,201 21.70
Unprocessed Raw Materials 2,501,931,423 2,364,656,296 5.81
Wheat 448,556,982 718,687,442 (37.59)
Corn 72,768,550 95,153,146 (23.52)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 18,415,916 7,033,551 161.83
Crude materials, inedible 1,845,486,545 1,359,596,125 35.74
Pulp & waste paper 58,448,152 49,080,164 19.09
Cotton 30,443,475 20,631,176 47.56
Syn. Fibers 89,200,041 67,746,224 31.67
Metalliferous ores 1,238,874,034 849,093,638 45.91
Others 428,520,843 373,044,923 14.87
Tobacco, unmanufactured 116,703,430 184,186,032 (36.64)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 17,980,752,952 14,465,910,905 24.30
Feeding stuffs for animals 616,232,573 601,946,453 2.37
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 183,153,053 152,145,926 20.38
Chemical 5,207,270,842 4,196,878,028 24.07
Chemical compounds 1,377,689,051 1,131,435,320 21.76
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 783,460,917 722,705,173 8.41
Urea 148,481,878 183,021,871 (18.87)
Fertilizer excl. urea 235,379,033 154,695,233 52.16
Artificial resins 1,177,512,726 768,460,614 53.23
Others 1,484,747,237 1,236,559,817 20.07
Manufactured goods 4,217,627,718 3,254,206,755 29.61
Paper & paper products 597,129,055 477,253,784 25.12
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up artic 511,578,407 468,199,751 9.26
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 363,563,069 276,083,492 31.69
Iron & steel 1,221,913,664 920,213,999 32.79
Non-ferrous metals 625,678,602 437,375,380 43.05
Metal products 568,860,282 439,307,339 29.49
Others 328,904,639 235,773,010 39.50
Embroideries 84,533,983 89,404,618 (5.45)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 7,671,086,794 6,158,069,362 24.57
Iron ore, not agglomerated 847,989 13,259,763 (93.60)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 9,521,967,800 7,361,002,773 29.36
Coal, Coke 446,377,029 381,905,257 16.88
Petroleum crude 5,399,470,955 3,296,586,644 63.79
Others 3,676,119,816 3,682,510,872 (0.17)
Consumer Goods 7,395,532,989 5,422,581,708 36.38
Durable 2,954,147,463 2,330,701,581 26.75
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,762,637,543 1,287,886,738 36.86
Home appliances 285,728,157 273,649,212 4.41
Misc. manufactures 905,781,763 769,165,631 17.76
Non-Durable 4,441,385,526 3,091,880,127 43.65
Food & live animals chiefly for food 4,266,541,140 2,953,733,845 44.45
Dairy products 715,192,613 457,047,263 56.48
Fish & fish preparation 118,524,316 147,885,317 (19.85)
Rice 1,499,222,790 952,740,091 57.36
Fruits & vegetables 252,311,867 227,141,749 11.08
Others 1,681,289,554 1,168,919,425 43.83
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 64,556,191 53,740,826 20.13
Articles of apparel, access. 110,288,195 84,405,456 30.66
Special Transactions 860,786,533 580,301,027 48.33
Articles temporarily imported & exported 275,391,192 264,368,927 4.17
Others 585,395,341 315,932,100 85.29
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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: February 25, 2011
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