Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
February and January 2011 and February 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group February p | January r | February | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,688,187 100.00 5,302,439 100.00 3,904,340 100.00 (11.58) 20.08
Capital Goods 1,060,580 22.62 1,377,932 25.99 1,289,799 33.04 (23.03) (17.77)
Power generating and specialized
machines 251,292 5.36 315,651 5.95 233,045 5.97 (20.39) 7.83
Office and electronic data
processing machines 117,498 2.51 156,507 2.95 224,313 5.75 (24.92) (47.62)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 491,276 10.48 748,509 14.12 706,106 18.09 (34.37) (30.42)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 113,239 2.42 99,247 1.87 78,216 2.00 14.10 44.78
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 45,598 0.97 16,838 0.32 6,917 0.18 170.80 559.19
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 41,677 0.89 41,180 0.78 41,202 1.06 1.21 1.15
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,127,585 45.38 2,381,242 44.91 1,376,452 35.25 (10.65) 54.57
Unprocessed Raw Materials 119,192 2.54 287,590 5.42 116,110 2.97 (58.55) 2.65
Wheat 44,817 0.96 53,349 1.01 56,181 1.44 (15.99) (20.23)
Corn 2,366 0.05 1,727 0.03 1,881 0.05 37.02 25.75
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,313 0.03 539 0.01 1,681 0.04 143.70 (21.86)
Crude materials, inedible 62,953 1.34 218,658 4.12 42,127 1.08 (71.21) 49.44
Pulp & waste paper 7,883 0.17 8,601 0.16 4,680 0.12 (8.34) 68.46
Cotton 4,019 0.09 2,219 0.04 1,204 0.03 81.14 233.90
Syn. Fibers 7,903 0.17 7,856 0.15 9,025 0.23 0.59 (12.44)
Metalliferous ores 13,456 0.29 149,364 2.82 3,094 0.08 (90.99) 334.99
Others 29,691 0.63 50,618 0.95 24,125 0.62 (41.34) 23.07
Tobacco, unmanufactured 7,743 0.17 13,317 0.25 14,240 0.36 (41.85) (45.62)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,008,393 42.84 2,093,652 39.48 1,260,342 32.28 (4.07) 59.35
Feeding stuffs for animals 82,208 1.75 63,286 1.19 54,084 1.39 29.90 52.00
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 28,310 0.60 24,370 0.46 12,112 0.31 16.16 133.73
Chemical 516,560 11.02 547,887 10.33 369,865 9.47 (5.72) 39.66
Chemical compounds 145,495 3.10 137,251 2.59 99,476 2.55 6.01 46.26
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 67,877 1.45 81,478 1.54 55,316 1.42 (16.69) 22.71
Urea 13,983 0.30 25,644 0.48 7,528 0.19 (45.47) 85.75
Fertilizer excl. urea 29,596 0.63 18,042 0.34 26,279 0.67 64.03 12.62
Artificial resins 124,126 2.65 146,590 2.76 80,023 2.05 (15.32) 55.11
Others 135,483 2.89 138,882 2.62 101,244 2.59 (2.45) 33.82
Manufactured goods 415,389 8.86 461,457 8.70 282,373 7.23 (9.98) 47.11
Paper & paper products 66,246 1.41 56,553 1.07 43,114 1.10 17.14 53.65
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 46,811 1.00 64,381 1.21 28,845 0.74 (27.29) 62.29
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 30,169 0.64 37,867 0.71 24,270 0.62 (20.33) 24.31
Iron & steel 94,463 2.01 120,507 2.27 82,064 2.10 (21.61) 15.11
Non-ferrous metals 82,683 1.76 77,953 1.47 49,483 1.27 6.07 67.09
Metal products 60,385 1.29 64,153 1.21 31,416 0.80 (5.87) 92.21
Others 34,631 0.74 40,043 0.76 23,182 0.59 (13.52) 49.39
Embroideries 2,619 0.06 6,212 0.12 4,685 0.12 (57.84) (44.10)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 963,308 20.55 990,441 18.68 537,223 13.76 (2.74) 79.31
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 964,792 20.58 909,023 17.14 538,232 13.79 6.13 79.25
Coal, Coke 42,601 0.91 38,554 0.73 30,913 0.79 10.50 37.81
Petroleum crude 669,533 14.28 560,015 10.56 278,303 7.13 19.56 140.58
Others 252,657 5.39 310,454 5.85 229,016 5.87 (18.62) 10.32
Consumer Goods 481,453 10.27 560,393 10.57 646,045 16.55 (14.09) (25.48)
Durable 225,575 4.81 279,977 5.28 207,635 5.32 (19.43) 8.64
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 135,408 2.89 157,496 2.97 129,895 3.33 (14.02) 4.24
Home appliances 18,862 0.40 25,518 0.48 21,863 0.56 (26.09) (13.73)
Misc. manufactures 71,306 1.52 96,963 1.83 55,878 1.43 (26.46) 27.61
Non-Durable 255,877 5.46 280,416 5.29 438,410 11.23 (8.75) (41.64)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 238,682 5.09 263,130 4.96 426,166 10.92 (9.29) (43.99)
Dairy products 67,288 1.44 75,367 1.42 59,397 1.52 (10.72) 13.29
Fish & fish preparation 9,959 0.21 14,592 0.28 15,831 0.41 (31.75) (37.09)
Rice 2,119 0.05 b 0.00 231,511 5.93 917,312.12 (99.08)
Fruits & vegetables 21,756 0.46 23,523 0.44 21,169 0.54 (7.51) 2.77
Others 137,559 2.93 149,647 2.82 98,258 2.52 (8.08) 40.00
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,444 0.09 3,228 0.06 4,906 0.13 37.67 (9.43)
Articles of apparel, access. 12,752 0.27 14,058 0.27 7,337 0.19 (9.29) 73.80
Special Transactions 53,777 1.15 73,849 1.39 53,812 1.38 (27.18) (0.06)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 14,095 0.30 20,416 0.39 23,160 0.59 (30.96) (39.14)
Others 39,683 0.85 53,434 1.01 30,652 0.79 (25.73) 29.46
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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.
p Preliminary
r Revised
b Less than 1,000
Page last updated: April 27, 2011
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