Table 3a  Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
          January to May 2011 and 2010
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                  2011    |       2010     | Growth Rate
Commodity Group                                                  Jan-May  |      Jan-May   |     (%)
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Total Imports                                             25,997,464,716    22,152,442,531      17.36

Capital Goods                                              5,965,013,949     6,616,056,517      (9.84)

  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                  1,424,151,620     1,172,250,582      21.49
  Office & EDP Machines                                      691,446,101     1,115,910,178     (38.04)
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                    3,037,866,682     3,476,552,979     (12.62)
  Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
    motorized cycle                                          436,096,072       354,445,578      23.04
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                  143,809,453       266,971,851     (46.13)
  Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
   Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods                    231,644,021       229,925,349       0.75

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                        12,003,152,011     7,847,106,705      52.96

  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                1,072,629,271       961,540,571      11.55
       Wheat                                                 324,618,519       216,486,580      49.95
       Corn                                                   19,039,872        44,223,900     (56.95)
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                      4,986,021        10,530,613     (52.65)
       Crude materials, inedible                             662,854,420       627,543,008       5.63
             Pulp & waste paper                               41,503,391        23,663,364      75.39
             Cotton                                           20,010,246        11,679,829      71.32
             Syn. Fibers                                      43,670,377        36,811,750      18.63
             Metalliferous ores                              317,979,299       401,892,884     (20.88)
             Others                                          239,691,107       153,495,181      56.16
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                                61,130,439        62,756,470      (2.59)
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                            10,930,522,740     6,885,566,134      58.75
       Feeding stuffs for animals                            364,762,305       239,170,871      52.51
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                        201,279,734        70,556,760     185.27
       Chemical                                            2,723,904,445     2,048,471,381      32.97
             Chemical compounds                              740,314,100       541,258,536      36.78
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.                407,177,790       327,257,273      24.42
             Urea                                             73,345,079        43,422,790      68.91
             Fertilizer excl. urea                           108,997,880       106,369,665       2.47
             Artificial resins                               668,300,114       437,637,319      52.71
             Others                                          725,769,482       592,525,798      22.49
       Manufactured goods                                  2,303,631,890     1,653,412,705      39.33
             Paper & paper products                          330,208,920       223,846,609      47.52
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles        313,495,138       192,340,585      62.99
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures               179,328,217       143,778,616      24.73
             Iron & steel                                    573,076,006       486,052,171      17.90
             Non-ferrous metals                              393,813,133       254,539,339      54.72
             Metal products                                  321,963,817       234,742,992      37.16
             Others                                          191,746,659       118,112,393      62.34
       Embroideries                                           21,220,274        36,006,210     (41.06)
       Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt.               5,315,724,092     2,837,948,207      87.31
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                                    -                 -          -

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials               4,903,350,915     4,044,243,654      21.24

  Coal, Coke                                                 237,483,734       162,488,679      46.15
  Petroleum crude                                          3,041,955,250     2,270,265,137      33.99
  Others                                                   1,623,911,931     1,611,489,838       0.77

Consumer Goods                                             2,812,884,003     3,312,777,611     (15.09)

  Durable                                                  1,256,204,466     1,100,881,743      14.11
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                      649,794,474       679,847,610      (4.42)
       Home appliances                                       127,507,470       116,474,025       9.47
       Misc. manufactures                                    478,902,522       304,560,108      57.24
  Non-Durable                                              1,556,679,537     2,211,895,868     (29.62)
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                1,463,504,087     2,156,327,128     (32.13)
             Dairy products                                  366,986,835       296,940,519      23.59
             Fish & fish preparation                          68,975,489        56,010,031      23.15
             Rice                                            124,804,860     1,132,746,721     (88.98)
             Fruits & vegetables                             118,684,188        91,789,979      29.30
             Others                                          784,052,715       578,839,878      35.45
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                            21,401,090        18,278,346      17.08
       Articles of apparel, access.                           71,774,360        37,290,394      92.47

Special Transactions                                         313,063,838       332,258,044      (5.78)

  Articles temporarily imported & exported                    89,087,326       116,215,742     (23.34)
  Others                                                     223,976,512       216,042,302       3.67


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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:  July 26, 2011
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