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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