Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
April and March 2011 and April 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group April p | March r | April | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,497,190 100.00 5,549,182 100.00 4,568,356 100.00 (0.94) 20.33
Capital Goods 1,098,744 19.99 1,244,764 22.43 1,310,924 28.70 (11.73) (16.19)
Power generating and specialized
machines 274,266 4.99 292,872 5.28 242,775 5.31 (6.35) 12.97
Office and electronic data
processing machines 123,790 2.25 135,440 2.44 235,979 5.17 (8.60) (47.54)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 570,240 10.37 654,566 11.80 705,372 15.44 (12.88) (19.16)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 65,642 1.19 86,143 1.55 72,817 1.59 (23.80) (9.85)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 17,734 0.32 28,653 0.52 10,536 0.23 (38.11) 68.32
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 47,072 0.86 47,091 0.85 43,445 0.95 (0.04) 8.35
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,373,213 43.17 2,804,782 50.54 1,656,862 36.27 (15.39) 43.24
Unprocessed Raw Materials 167,205 3.04 300,753 5.42 156,570 3.43 (44.40) 6.79
Wheat 53,159 0.97 95,201 1.72 34,239 0.75 (44.16) 55.26
Corn 5,325 0.10 4,294 0.08 18,550 0.41 24.02 (71.29)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,018 0.02 1,057 0.02 3,020 0.07 (3.67) (66.29)
Crude materials, inedible 95,067 1.73 188,933 3.40 84,963 1.86 (49.68) 11.89
Pulp & waste paper 9,510 0.17 7,286 0.13 6,702 0.15 30.52 41.90
Cotton 2,811 0.05 4,957 0.09 5,096 0.11 (43.30) (44.84)
Syn. Fibers 10,035 0.18 9,837 0.18 10,077 0.22 2.01 (0.41)
Metalliferous ores 23,031 0.42 111,002 2.00 36,267 0.79 (79.25) (36.49)
Others 49,681 0.90 55,850 1.01 26,822 0.59 (11.05) 85.23
Tobacco, unmanufactured 12,635 0.23 11,268 0.20 15,799 0.35 12.13 (20.02)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,206,008 40.13 2,504,029 45.12 1,500,292 32.84 (11.90) 47.04
Feeding stuffs for animals 79,253 1.44 49,354 0.89 63,447 1.39 60.58 24.91
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 51,674 0.94 44,771 0.81 13,304 0.29 15.42 288.39
Chemical 544,132 9.90 593,041 10.69 463,006 10.14 (8.25) 17.52
Chemical compounds 151,638 2.76 164,080 2.96 126,697 2.77 (7.58) 19.69
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 80,575 1.47 96,948 1.75 72,990 1.60 (16.89) 10.39
Urea 10,306 0.19 9,801 0.18 12,096 0.26 5.16 (14.80)
Fertilizer excl. urea 15,286 0.28 18,279 0.33 29,890 0.65 (16.37) (48.86)
Artificial resins 132,908 2.42 142,743 2.57 90,786 1.99 (6.89) 46.40
Others 153,419 2.79 161,190 2.90 130,547 2.86 (4.82) 17.52
Manufactured goods 482,605 8.78 499,502 9.00 366,164 8.02 (3.38) 31.80
Paper & paper products 68,375 1.24 75,162 1.35 47,516 1.04 (9.03) 43.90
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 74,738 1.36 64,158 1.16 41,517 0.91 16.49 80.02
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 37,990 0.69 37,558 0.68 30,854 0.68 1.15 23.13
Iron & steel 130,429 2.37 124,336 2.24 117,457 2.57 4.90 11.04
Non-ferrous metals 68,457 1.25 91,720 1.65 50,515 1.11 (25.36) 35.52
Metal products 65,129 1.18 68,943 1.24 52,644 1.15 (5.53) 23.72
Others 37,487 0.68 37,626 0.68 25,662 0.56 (0.37) 46.08
Embroideries 4,568 0.08 3,148 0.06 7,008 0.15 45.09 (34.82)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,043,776 18.99 1,314,212 23.68 587,362 12.86 (20.58) 77.71
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,392,957 25.34 881,266 15.88 868,006 19.00 58.06 60.48
Coal, Coke 68,245 1.24 48,017 0.87 39,929 0.87 42.13 70.92
Petroleum crude 967,620 17.60 493,939 8.90 504,971 11.05 95.90 91.62
Others 357,091 6.50 339,310 6.11 323,107 7.07 5.24 10.52
Consumer Goods 565,299 10.28 556,573 10.03 655,171 14.34 1.57 (13.72)
Durable 234,240 4.26 262,880 4.74 232,187 5.08 (10.89) 0.88
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 101,933 1.85 144,077 2.60 138,595 3.03 (29.25) (26.45)
Home appliances 26,241 0.48 29,927 0.54 29,809 0.65 (12.31) (11.97)
Misc. manufactures 106,065 1.93 88,876 1.60 63,783 1.40 19.34 66.29
Non-Durable 331,059 6.02 293,693 5.29 422,984 9.26 12.72 (21.73)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 311,619 5.67 274,654 4.95 412,268 9.02 13.46 (24.41)
Dairy products 74,135 1.35 65,349 1.18 49,029 1.07 13.44 51.21
Fish & fish preparation 13,453 0.24 15,472 0.28 5,188 0.11 (13.05) 159.32
Rice 30,382 0.55 1,198 0.02 220,870 4.83 2,436.48 (86.24)
Fruits & vegetables 23,528 0.43 26,590 0.48 14,483 0.32 (11.52) 62.45
Others 170,122 3.09 166,045 2.99 122,698 2.69 2.46 38.65
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,136 0.08 5,208 0.09 3,643 0.08 (20.59) 13.53
Articles of apparel, access. 15,304 0.28 13,831 0.25 7,073 0.15 10.65 116.37
Special Transactions 66,978 1.22 61,797 1.11 77,394 1.69 8.38 (13.46)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 21,283 0.39 17,097 0.31 23,821 0.52 24.48 (10.65)
Others 45,695 0.83 44,700 0.81 53,573 1.17 2.23 (14.71)
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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: June 28, 2011
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