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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