Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
March and February 2011 and March 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group March p | February r | March | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,523,058 100.00 4,760,693 100.00 4,555,824 100.00 16.01 21.23
Capital Goods 1,245,251 22.55 1,060,443 22.27 1,293,448 28.39 17.43 (3.73)
Power generating and specialized
machines 292,950 5.30 251,209 5.28 242,028 5.31 16.62 21.04
Office and electronic data
processing machines 135,489 2.45 117,489 2.47 214,630 4.71 15.32 (36.87)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 654,856 11.86 491,245 10.32 682,500 14.98 33.31 (4.05)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 86,182 1.56 113,230 2.38 75,524 1.66 (23.89) 14.11
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 28,666 0.52 45,595 0.96 21,413 0.47 (37.13) 33.88
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 47,108 0.85 41,674 0.88 57,353 1.26 13.04 (17.86)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,800,437 50.70 2,130,479 44.75 1,593,459 34.98 31.45 75.75
Unprocessed Raw Materials 296,128 5.36 121,885 2.56 168,171 3.69 142.96 76.09
Wheat 95,245 1.72 44,814 0.94 29,574 0.65 112.53 222.05
Corn 4,296 0.08 2,366 0.05 9,405 0.21 81.59 (54.33)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,057 0.02 1,313 0.03 2,150 0.05 (19.48) (50.83)
Crude materials, inedible 184,257 3.34 66,346 1.39 111,827 2.45 177.72 64.77
Pulp & waste paper 7,289 0.13 7,883 0.17 3,031 0.07 (7.53) 140.51
Cotton 4,960 0.09 4,019 0.08 1,829 0.04 23.41 171.16
Syn. Fibers 9,842 0.18 7,902 0.17 5,562 0.12 24.55 76.95
Metalliferous ores 111,053 2.01 13,455 0.28 60,583 1.33 725.33 83.31
Others 51,113 0.93 33,087 0.69 40,823 0.90 54.48 25.21
Tobacco, unmanufactured 11,273 0.20 7,047 0.15 15,214 0.33 59.98 (25.90)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,504,309 45.34 2,008,593 42.19 1,425,288 31.28 24.68 75.71
Feeding stuffs for animals 49,377 0.89 82,202 1.73 41,834 0.92 (39.93) 18.03
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 44,791 0.81 28,308 0.59 13,803 0.30 58.23 224.50
Chemical 593,310 10.74 516,523 10.85 418,871 9.19 14.87 41.65
Chemical compounds 164,154 2.97 145,484 3.06 104,599 2.30 12.83 56.94
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chem. 96,992 1.76 67,872 1.43 68,529 1.50 42.90 41.53
Urea 9,805 0.18 13,982 0.29 1,833 0.04 (29.87) 435.04
Fertilizer excl. urea 18,287 0.33 29,594 0.62 30,326 0.67 (38.21) (39.70)
Artificial resins 142,808 2.59 124,117 2.61 83,907 1.84 15.06 70.20
Others 161,263 2.92 135,474 2.85 129,677 2.85 19.04 24.36
Manufactured goods 499,928 9.05 415,294 8.72 316,015 6.94 20.38 58.20
Paper & paper products 75,174 1.36 66,221 1.39 40,983 0.90 13.52 83.43
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 64,188 1.16 46,776 0.98 41,428 0.91 37.23 54.94
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 37,575 0.68 30,167 0.63 28,036 0.62 24.56 34.03
Iron & steel 124,392 2.25 94,456 1.98 88,880 1.95 31.69 39.96
Non-ferrous metals 92,049 1.67 82,678 1.74 54,895 1.20 11.34 67.68
Metal products 68,904 1.25 60,368 1.27 38,888 0.85 14.14 77.19
Others 37,646 0.68 34,628 0.73 22,906 0.50 8.71 64.35
Embroideries 3,150 0.06 2,619 0.06 8,848 0.19 20.28 (64.40)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,313,753 23.79 963,648 20.24 625,917 13.74 36.33 109.89
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 858,182 15.54 1,034,145 21.72 775,529 17.02 (17.02 ) 10.66
Coal, Coke 48,039 0.87 43,296 0.91 50,229 1.10 10.95 (4.36)
Petroleum crude 494,163 8.95 738,210 15.51 477,915 10.49 (33.06 ) 3.40
Others 315,980 5.72 252,639 5.31 247,384 5.43 25.07 27.73
Consumer Goods 556,835 10.08 482,114 10.13 824,101 18.09 15.50 (32.43)
Durable 263,002 4.76 225,559 4.74 221,590 4.86 16.60 18.69
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 144,142 2.61 135,379 2.84 141,514 3.11 6.47 1.86
Home appliances 29,942 0.54 18,860 0.40 20,313 0.45 58.76 47.40
Misc. manufactures 88,918 1.61 71,321 1.50 59,763 1.31 24.67 48.78
Non-Durable 293,833 5.32 256,555 5.39 602,511 13.23 14.53 (51.23)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 274,779 4.98 238,665 5.01 590,886 12.97 15.13 (53.50)
Dairy products 65,379 1.18 67,283 1.41 67,821 1.49 (2.83) (3.60)
Fish & fish preparation 15,479 0.28 9,958 0.21 10,538 0.23 55.44 46.89
Rice 1,198 0.02 2,119 0.04 377,598 8.29 (43.45) (99.68)
Fruits & vegetables 26,640 0.48 21,755 0.46 22,214 0.49 22.46 19.92
Others 166,082 3.01 137,549 2.89 112,715 2.47 20.74 47.35
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 5,211 0.09 5,139 0.11 3,847 0.08 1.39 35.44
Articles of apparel, access. 13,844 0.25 12,751 0.27 7,778 0.17 8.57 77.98
Special Transactions 62,353 1.13 53,512 1.12 69,287 1.52 16.52 (10.01)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 17,640 0.32 13,813 0.29 22,598 0.50 27.71 (21.94)
Others 44,712 0.81 39,700 0.83 46,689 1.02 12.63 (4.23)
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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
Page last updated: May 25, 2011
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