Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
June and May 2011 and June 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group June p | May r | June | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,503,434 100.00 4,888,368 100.00 4,224,949 100.00 (7.87) 6.59
Capital Goods 1,082,380 24.03 1,181,944 24.18 1,302,242 30.82 (8.42) (16.88)
Power generating and specialized
machines 254,816 5.66 290,615 5.95 225,471 5.34 (12.32) 13.01
Office and electronic data
processing machines 157,518 3.50 158,293 3.24 236,003 5.59 (0.49) (33.26)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 532,989 11.84 573,302 11.73 686,510 16.25 (7.03) (22.36)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 69,960 1.55 71,762 1.47 83,608 1.98 (2.51) (16.32)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 24,456 0.54 34,988 0.72 22,252 0.53 (30.10) 9.90
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 42,642 0.95 52,985 1.08 48,398 1.15 (19.52) (11.89)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,657,195 36.80 2,312,887 47.31 1,497,309 35.44 (28.35) 10.68
Unprocessed Raw Materials 140,719 3.12 195,188 3.99 130,008 3.08 (27.91) 8.24
Wheat 41,643 0.92 78,094 1.60 22,227 0.53 (46.68) 87.36
Corn 5,325 0.12 5,329 0.11 2,674 0.06 (0.09) 99.13
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 715 0.02 1,059 0.02 4,257 0.10 (32.43) (83.20)
Crude materials, inedible 77,260 1.72 93,843 1.92 94,056 2.23 (17.67) (17.86)
Pulp & waste paper 5,862 0.13 8,224 0.17 3,644 0.09 (28.72) 60.88
Cotton 6,571 0.15 6,005 0.12 2,643 0.06 9.44 148.61
Syn. Fibers 6,458 0.14 8,040 0.16 7,489 0.18 (19.68) (13.77)
Metalliferous ores 13,685 0.30 21,126 0.43 50,681 1.20 (35.22) (73.00)
Others 44,684 0.99 50,449 1.03 29,600 0.70 (11.43) 50.96
Tobacco, unmanufactured 15,775 0.35 16,863 0.34 6,794 0.16 (6.45) 132.21
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,516,476 33.67 2,117,699 43.32 1,367,301 32.36 (28.39) 10.91
Feeding stuffs for animals 41,045 0.91 90,666 1.85 40,237 0.95 (54.73) 2.01
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 45,634 1.01 52,157 1.07 12,794 0.30 (12.51) 256.67
Chemical 518,016 11.50 522,455 10.69 432,120 10.23 (0.85) 19.88
Chemical compounds 144,116 3.20 141,859 2.90 121,762 2.88 1.59 18.36
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 71,648 1.59 80,558 1.65 62,445 1.48 (11.06) 14.74
Urea 15,323 0.34 13,613 0.28 16,672 0.39 12.56 (8.09)
Fertilizer excl. urea 32,396 0.72 27,797 0.57 17,008 0.40 16.55 90.47
Artificial resins 121,895 2.71 121,965 2.50 95,084 2.25 (0.06) 28.20
Others 132,637 2.95 136,663 2.80 119,148 2.82 (2.95) 11.32
Manufactured goods 408,947 9.08 444,622 9.10 326,286 7.72 (8.02) 25.33
Paper & paper products 66,495 1.48 63,897 1.31 46,220 1.09 4.07 43.86
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 62,834 1.40 63,433 1.30 41,182 0.97 (0.94) 52.58
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 35,469 0.79 35,745 0.73 30,246 0.72 (0.77) 17.27
Iron & steel 85,145 1.89 103,234 2.11 92,922 2.20 (17.52) (8.37)
Non-ferrous metals 77,906 1.73 73,004 1.49 48,384 1.15 6.71 61.02
Metal products 51,072 1.13 63,369 1.30 41,652 0.99 (19.41) 22.62
Others 30,027 0.67 41,940 0.86 25,680 0.61 (28.41) 16.93
Embroideries 3,945 0.09 4,673 0.10 9,704 0.23 (15.57) (59.34)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 498,888 11.08 1,003,126 20.52 545,312 12.91 (50.27) (8.51)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - 848 0.02 - (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,039,637 23.09 685,953 14.03 729,718 17.27 51.56 42.47
Coal, Coke 37,968 0.84 39,371 0.81 41,591 0.98 (3.56) (8.71)
Petroleum crude 725,848 16.12 282,170 5.77 350,064 8.29 157.24 107.35
Others 275,821 6.12 364,412 7.45 338,062 8.00 (24.31) (18.41)
Consumer Goods 634,064 14.08 650,178 13.30 607,954 14.39 (2.48) 4.29
Durable 244,398 5.43 255,401 5.22 245,037 5.80 (4.31) (0.26)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 119,152 2.65 111,099 2.27 154,701 3.66 7.25 (22.98)
Home appliances 23,662 0.53 26,961 0.55 20,795 0.49 (12.23) 13.79
Misc. manufactures 101,583 2.26 117,342 2.40 69,540 1.65 (13.43) 46.08
Non-Durable 389,667 8.65 394,777 8.08 362,917 8.59 (1.29) 7.37
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 368,556 8.18 375,307 7.68 350,352 8.29 (1.80) 5.20
Dairy products 78,049 1.73 84,851 1.74 50,159 1.19 (8.02) 55.60
Fish & fish preparation 8,981 0.20 15,500 0.32 5,228 0.12 (42.05) 71.80
Rice 94,713 2.10 91,106 1.86 146,475 3.47 3.96 (35.34)
Fruits & vegetables 21,379 0.47 23,288 0.48 16,489 0.39 (8.20) 29.66
Others 165,434 3.67 160,562 3.28 132,001 3.12 3.03 25.33
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 5,068 0.11 3,690 0.08 4,179 0.10 37.35 21.28
Articles of apparel, access. 16,043 0.36 15,780 0.32 8,387 0.20 1.66 91.29
Special Transactions 90,158 2.00 57,405 1.17 87,726 2.08 57.06 2.77
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 43,320 0.96 16,950 0.35 28,843 0.68 155.57 50.19
Others 46,838 1.04 40,455 0.83 58,883 1.39 15.78 (20.46)
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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: August 25, 2011
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