Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to April 2011 and 2010
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Apr | Jan-Apr | (%)
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Total Imports 21,109,504,216 17,340,686,300 21.73
Capital Goods 4,781,883,021 5,278,485,603 (9.41)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,133,997,702 932,713,193 21.58
Office & EDP Machines 533,225,506 866,029,773 (38.43)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,464,560,347 2,774,115,555 (11.16)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 364,262,169 296,406,825 22.89
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 108,820,717 228,088,003 (52.29)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 177,016,580 181,132,254 (2.27)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 9,689,715,598 6,122,245,872 58.27
Unprocessed Raw Materials 877,433,527 630,204,199 39.23
Wheat 246,524,089 172,617,411 42.82
Corn 13,710,356 30,446,461 (54.97)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,927,186 8,020,100 (51.03)
Crude materials, inedible 569,004,211 369,676,080 53.92
Pulp & waste paper 33,279,226 18,795,940 77.06
Cotton 14,005,701 9,096,031 53.98
Syn. Fibers 35,630,509 30,206,040 17.96
Metalliferous ores 296,853,218 189,827,741 56.38
Others 189,235,557 121,750,328 55.43
Tobacco, unmanufactured 44,267,685 49,444,147 (10.47)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 8,812,282,071 5,492,041,673 60.46
Feeding stuffs for animals 274,094,901 197,875,513 38.52
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 149,122,387 58,641,606 154.29
Chemical 2,201,582,530 1,650,817,592 33.36
Chemical compounds 598,453,062 432,421,605 38.40
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 326,874,131 259,678,819 25.88
Urea 59,731,995 40,923,856 45.96
Fertilizer excl. urea 81,200,895 101,654,273 (20.12)
Artificial resins 546,357,528 341,252,644 60.10
Others 588,964,919 474,886,395 24.02
Manufactured goods 1,858,858,596 1,303,825,667 42.57
Paper & paper products 266,311,356 178,421,417 49.26
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 250,052,502 147,458,587 69.57
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 143,582,431 112,319,198 27.83
Iron & steel 469,727,073 372,010,636 26.27
Non-ferrous metals 320,808,078 204,332,135 57.00
Metal products 258,593,237 193,083,932 33.93
Others 149,783,919 96,199,762 55.70
Embroideries 16,546,987 28,130,434 (41.18)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,312,076,670 2,252,750,861 91.41
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 4,217,390,819 3,012,131,103 40.01
Coal, Coke 198,111,881 139,904,729 41.60
Petroleum crude 2,759,784,373 1,690,977,687 63.21
Others 1,259,494,565 1,181,248,687 6.62
Consumer Goods 2,164,378,342 2,670,604,678 (18.96)
Durable 1,002,655,860 864,584,530 15.97
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 538,884,730 531,828,970 1.33
Home appliances 100,546,263 90,372,845 11.26
Misc. manufactures 363,224,867 242,382,715 49.86
Non-Durable 1,161,722,482 1,806,020,148 (35.67)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,088,067,666 1,760,600,570 (38.20)
Dairy products 282,134,642 225,838,770 24.93
Fish & fish preparation 53,475,620 49,934,076 7.09
Rice 33,698,656 967,774,307 (96.52)
Fruits & vegetables 95,395,467 74,080,730 28.77
Others 623,363,281 442,972,687 40.72
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 17,711,162 15,312,735 15.66
Articles of apparel, access. 55,943,654 30,106,843 85.82
Special Transactions 256,136,436 257,219,044 (0.42)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 72,608,226 91,995,960 (21.07)
Others 183,528,210 165,223,084 11.08
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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: June 28, 2011
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