Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
May and April 2011 and May 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group May p | April r | May | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,888,288 100.00 5,496,862 100.00 4,811,756 100.00 (11.07) 1.59
Capital Goods 1,183,510 24.21 1,098,364 19.98 1,337,571 27.80 7.75 (11.52)
Power generating and specialized
machines 290,502 5.94 273,917 4.98 239,537 4.98 6.05 21.28
Office and electronic data
processing machines 158,257 3.24 123,753 2.25 249,880 5.19 27.88 (36.67)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 573,302 11.73 570,244 10.37 702,437 14.60 0.54 (18.38)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 71,833 1.47 65,642 1.19 58,039 1.21 9.43 23.77
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 34,989 0.72 17,735 0.32 38,884 0.81 97.29 (10.02)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 54,627 1.12 47,073 0.86 48,793 1.01 16.05 11.96
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,312,932 47.32 2,373,717 43.18 1,724,861 35.85 (2.56) 34.09
Unprocessed Raw Materials 195,188 3.99 167,213 3.04 331,336 6.89 16.73 (41.09)
Wheat 78,094 1.60 53,160 0.97 43,869 0.91 46.90 78.02
Corn 5,329 0.11 5,325 0.10 13,777 0.29 0.09 (61.32)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,059 0.02 1,018 0.02 2,511 0.05 4.00 (57.82)
Crude materials, inedible 93,844 1.92 95,074 1.73 257,867 5.36 (1.29) (63.61)
Pulp & waste paper 8,224 0.17 9,510 0.17 4,867 0.10 (13.52) 68.96
Cotton 6,005 0.12 2,811 0.05 2,584 0.05 113.61 132.39
Syn. Fibers 8,040 0.16 10,035 0.18 6,606 0.14 (19.88) 21.71
Metalliferous ores 21,126 0.43 23,032 0.42 212,065 4.41 (8.28) (90.04)
Others 50,449 1.03 49,687 0.90 31,745 0.66 1.54 58.92
Tobacco, unmanufactured 16,863 0.34 12,636 0.23 13,312 0.28 33.45 26.67
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,117,744 43.32 2,206,504 40.14 1,393,524 28.96 (4.02) 51.97
Feeding stuffs for animals 90,666 1.85 79,254 1.44 41,295 0.86 14.40 119.56
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 52,157 1.07 51,674 0.94 11,915 0.25 0.93 337.73
Chemical 522,369 10.69 544,085 9.90 397,654 8.26 (3.99) 31.36
Chemical compounds 141,859 2.90 151,640 2.76 108,837 2.26 (6.45) 30.34
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 80,303 1.64 80,577 1.47 67,578 1.40 (0.34) 18.83
Urea 13,613 0.28 10,306 0.19 2,499 0.05 32.09 444.75
Fertilizer excl. urea 27,797 0.57 15,286 0.28 4,715 0.10 81.84 489.49
Artificial resins 121,941 2.49 132,909 2.42 96,385 2.00 (8.25) 26.51
Others 136,857 2.80 153,367 2.79 117,639 2.44 (10.77) 16.34
Manufactured goods 444,736 9.10 482,642 8.78 349,587 7.27 (7.85) 27.22
Paper & paper products 63,897 1.31 68,376 1.24 45,425 0.94 (6.55) 40.66
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 63,433 1.30 74,748 1.36 44,882 0.93 (15.14) 41.33
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 35,745 0.73 37,991 0.69 31,459 0.65 (5.91) 13.62
Iron & steel 103,347 2.11 130,431 2.37 114,042 2.37 (20.76) (9.38)
Non-ferrous metals 73,004 1.49 68,458 1.25 50,207 1.04 6.64 45.41
Metal products 63,370 1.30 65,130 1.18 41,659 0.87 (2.70) 52.12
Others 41,940 0.86 37,509 0.68 21,913 0.46 11.81 91.40
Embroideries 4,673 0.10 4,568 0.08 7,876 0.16 2.31 (40.66)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,003,142 20.52 1,044,281 19.00 585,197 12.16 (3.94) 71.42
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 685,955 14.03 1,392,962 25.34 1,032,113 21.45 (50.76) (33.54)
Coal, Coke 39,371 0.81 68,246 1.24 22,584 0.47 (42.31) 74.33
Petroleum crude 282,171 5.77 967,620 17.60 579,287 12.04 (70.84) (51.29)
Others 364,413 7.45 357,096 6.50 430,241 8.94 2.05 (15.30)
Consumer Goods 648,473 13.27 565,332 10.28 642,173 13.35 14.71 0.98
Durable 253,694 5.19 234,094 4.26 236,297 4.91 8.37 7.36
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 111,033 2.27 101,810 1.85 148,019 3.08 9.06 (24.99)
Home appliances 26,961 0.55 26,242 0.48 26,101 0.54 2.74 3.29
Misc. manufactures 115,701 2.37 106,042 1.93 62,177 1.29 9.11 86.08
Non-Durable 394,778 8.08 331,237 6.03 405,876 8.44 19.18 (2.73)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 375,308 7.68 311,747 5.67 395,727 8.22 20.39 (5.16)
Dairy products 84,851 1.74 74,136 1.35 71,102 1.48 14.45 19.34
Fish & fish preparation 15,500 0.32 13,453 0.24 6,076 0.13 15.21 155.10
Rice 91,106 1.86 30,382 0.55 164,972 3.43 199.87 (44.78)
Fruits & vegetables 23,288 0.48 23,528 0.43 17,709 0.37 (1.02) 31.50
Others 160,563 3.28 170,249 3.10 135,867 2.82 (5.69) 18.18
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 3,690 0.08 4,136 0.08 2,966 0.06 (10.79) 24.42
Articles of apparel, access. 15,780 0.32 15,354 0.28 7,184 0.15 2.78 119.67
Special Transactions 57,418 1.17 66,487 1.21 75,039 1.56 (13.64) (23.48)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 16,969 0.35 20,794 0.38 24,220 0.50 (18.39) (29.94)
Others 40,450 0.83 45,693 0.83 50,819 1.06 (11.48) (20.40)
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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: July 26, 2011
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