Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to March 2011 and 2010
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | (%)
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Total Imports 15,586,190,117 12,772,330,024 22.03
Capital Goods 3,683,625,911 3,967,561,985 (7.16)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 859,810,808 689,937,891 24.62
Office & EDP Machines 409,485,155 630,051,012 (35.01)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,894,609,686 2,068,743,736 (8.42)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 298,659,756 223,590,237 33.57
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 91,099,419 217,552,065 (58.13)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 129,961,087 137,687,044 (5.61)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 7,312,157,223 4,465,384,192 63.75
Unprocessed Raw Materials 705,602,539 473,634,091 48.98
Wheat 193,407,892 138,378,554 39.77
Corn 8,387,592 11,896,736 (29.50)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,909,532 5,000,257 (41.81)
Crude materials, inedible 469,260,163 284,713,312 64.82
Pulp & waste paper 23,772,955 12,094,415 96.56
Cotton 11,197,033 4,000,045 179.92
Syn. Fibers 25,600,134 20,129,424 27.18
Metalliferous ores 273,871,998 153,560,612 78.35
Others 134,818,043 94,928,816 42.02
Tobacco, unmanufactured 31,637,360 33,645,232 (5.97)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 6,606,554,684 3,991,750,101 65.51
Feeding stuffs for animals 194,864,067 134,428,801 44.96
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 97,469,157 45,337,122 114.99
Chemical 1,657,719,758 1,187,811,838 39.56
Chemical compounds 446,889,658 305,724,858 46.17
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 246,342,675 186,688,430 31.95
Urea 49,430,690 28,827,841 71.47
Fertilizer excl. urea 65,923,325 71,764,693 (8.14)
Artificial resins 413,514,714 250,466,192 65.10
Others 435,618,696 344,339,824 26.51
Manufactured goods 1,376,679,429 937,661,921 46.82
Paper & paper products 197,948,464 130,905,345 51.21
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 175,344,606 105,942,005 65.51
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 105,609,375 81,464,955 29.64
Iron & steel 339,354,574 254,554,097 33.31
Non-ferrous metals 252,679,559 153,817,400 64.27
Metal products 193,425,327 140,440,424 37.73
Others 112,317,524 70,537,695 59.23
Embroideries 11,980,627 21,122,027 (43.28)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,267,841,646 1,665,388,392 96.22
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 2,801,350,153 2,144,125,079 30.65
Coal, Coke 129,888,505 99,976,229 29.92
Petroleum crude 1,792,388,592 1,186,007,034 51.13
Others 879,073,056 858,141,816 2.44
Consumer Goods 1,599,342,421 2,015,433,683 (20.65)
Durable 768,538,243 632,397,651 21.53
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 437,016,857 393,233,590 11.13
Home appliances 74,319,577 60,564,111 22.71
Misc. manufactures 257,201,809 178,599,950 44.01
Non-Durable 830,804,178 1,383,036,032 (39.93)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 776,573,600 1,348,332,474 (42.40)
Dairy products 208,029,642 176,810,248 17.66
Fish & fish preparation 40,029,472 44,746,158 (10.54)
Rice 3,317,630 746,904,105 (99.56)
Fruits & vegetables 71,918,185 59,597,626 20.67
Others 453,278,671 320,274,337 41.53
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 13,577,624 11,669,826 16.35
Articles of apparel, access. 40,652,954 23,033,732 76.49
Special Transactions 189,714,409 179,825,085 5.50
Articles temporarily imported & exported 51,868,439 68,174,697 (23.92)
Others 137,845,970 111,650,388 23.46
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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.
Page last updated: May 25, 2011
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