Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to February 2011 and 2010
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Feb | Jan-Feb | (%)
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Total Imports 9,990,626,109 8,191,702,736 21.96
Capital Goods 2,438,512,260 2,672,823,461 (8.77)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 566,943,491 446,620,870 26.94
Office & EDP Machines 274,004,766 415,450,215 (34.05)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,239,785,341 1,386,261,491 (10.57)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 212,485,608 148,056,395 43.52
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 62,436,493 196,109,525 (68.16)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 82,856,561 80,324,965 3.15
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 4,508,826,759 2,850,275,656 58.19
Unprocessed Raw Materials 406,781,756 289,638,523 40.44
Wheat 98,166,572 93,007,012 5.55
Corn 4,092,219 2,491,797 64.23
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,852,212 2,849,979 (35.01)
Crude materials, inedible 281,610,291 172,858,207 62.91
Pulp & waste paper 16,484,054 9,064,156 81.86
Cotton 6,237,723 2,171,129 187.30
Syn. Fibers 15,758,974 14,568,372 8.17
Metalliferous ores 162,820,362 92,987,954 75.10
Others 80,309,178 54,066,596 48.54
Tobacco, unmanufactured 21,060,462 18,431,528 14.26
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 4,102,045,003 2,560,637,133 60.20
Feeding stuffs for animals 145,493,167 92,600,516 57.12
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 52,680,102 31,536,273 67.05
Chemical 1,064,446,708 763,075,615 39.49
Chemical compounds 282,746,929 201,091,498 40.61
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 149,354,539 118,166,722 26.39
Urea 39,626,700 21,948,099 80.55
Fertilizer excl. urea 47,638,215 40,757,298 16.88
Artificial resins 270,715,355 166,564,257 62.53
Others 274,364,970 214,547,741 27.88
Manufactured goods 876,845,635 620,990,493 41.20
Paper & paper products 122,799,709 89,916,119 36.57
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 111,191,880 64,517,623 72.34
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 68,036,722 53,421,545 27.36
Iron & steel 214,969,239 165,630,357 29.79
Non-ferrous metals 160,636,342 98,928,960 62.38
Metal products 124,537,870 100,941,160 23.38
Others 74,673,873 47,634,729 56.76
Embroideries 8,831,099 12,275,234 (28.06)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 1,953,748,292 1,040,159,002 87.83
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,873,814,688 1,366,782,827 37.10
Coal, Coke 81,155,189 49,749,272 63.13
Petroleum crude 1,229,548,443 708,091,610 73.64
Others 563,111,056 608,941,945 (7.53)
Consumer Goods 1,041,845,629 1,191,278,242 (12.54)
Durable 505,552,240 410,817,054 23.06
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 292,903,648 251,734,285 16.35
Home appliances 44,379,681 40,253,830 10.25
Misc. manufactures 168,268,911 118,828,939 41.61
Non-Durable 536,293,389 780,461,188 (31.29)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 501,811,889 757,391,930 (33.74)
Dairy products 142,655,450 108,992,873 30.89
Fish & fish preparation 24,551,318 34,153,938 (28.12)
Rice 2,119,453 369,324,686 (99.43)
Fruits & vegetables 45,279,547 37,376,101 21.15
Others 287,206,121 207,544,332 38.38
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,671,399 7,813,742 (1.82)
Articles of apparel, access. 26,810,101 15,255,516 75.74
Special Transactions 127,626,773 110,542,550 15.45
Articles temporarily imported & exported 34,510,330 45,579,320 (24.29)
Others 93,116,443 64,963,230 43.34
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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: April 27, 2011
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