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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