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

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                                                                  2011    |       2010     | Growth Rate
Commodity Group                                                  Jan-Jun  |      Jan-Jun   |     (%)
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Total Imports                                             30,500,978,423    26,377,391,410      15.63

Capital Goods                                              7,045,827,957     7,918,298,687     (11.02)

  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                  1,679,080,439     1,397,721,595      20.13
  Office & EDP Machines                                      848,999,862     1,351,913,478     (37.20)
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                    3,570,854,970     4,163,062,564     (14.23)
  Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
    motorized cycle                                          505,984,175       438,053,818      15.51
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                  168,265,096       289,223,876     (41.82)
  Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
   Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods                    272,643,415       278,323,356      (2.04)

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                        13,660,301,002     9,344,415,530      46.19

  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                1,213,347,518     1,091,548,877      11.16
       Wheat                                                 366,261,724       238,713,537      53.43
       Corn                                                   24,364,403        46,897,805     (48.05)
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                      5,701,468        14,788,049     (61.45)
       Crude materials, inedible                             740,114,239       721,599,433       2.57
             Pulp & waste paper                               47,365,169        27,306,929      73.45
             Cotton                                           26,581,446        14,323,003      85.59
             Syn. Fibers                                      50,127,902        44,300,546      13.15
             Metalliferous ores                              331,664,361       452,573,878     (26.72)
             Others                                          284,375,361       183,095,077      55.32
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                                76,905,684        69,550,053      10.58
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                            12,446,953,484     8,252,866,653      50.82
       Feeding stuffs for animals                            405,807,602       279,408,285      45.24
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                        246,913,551        83,351,130     196.23
       Chemical                                            3,242,005,665     2,480,591,069      30.69
             Chemical compounds                              884,430,331       663,020,579      33.39
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.                479,081,373       389,702,138      22.94
             Urea                                             88,667,987        60,094,831      47.55
             Fertilizer excl. urea                           141,394,036       123,377,844      14.60
             Artificial resins                               790,219,149       532,721,688      48.34
             Others                                          858,212,789       711,673,989      20.59
       Manufactured goods                                  2,712,465,108     1,979,698,752      37.01
             Paper & paper products                          396,703,629       270,066,971      46.89
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles        376,329,248       233,522,529      61.15
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures               214,797,075       174,024,960      23.43
             Iron & steel                                    658,107,663       578,974,030      13.67
             Non-ferrous metals                              471,718,731       302,923,348      55.72
             Metal products                                  373,035,609       276,394,812      34.96
             Others                                          221,773,153       143,792,102      54.23
       Embroideries                                           25,165,726        45,709,725     (44.94)
       Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt.               5,814,595,832     3,383,259,733      71.86
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                                    -             847,959    (100.00)

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials               5,942,986,296     4,773,961,248      24.49

  Coal, Coke                                                 275,452,068       204,080,150      34.97
  Petroleum crude                                          3,767,802,433     2,620,328,942      43.79
  Others                                                   1,899,731,795     1,949,552,156      (2.56)

Consumer Goods                                             3,448,654,019     3,920,731,572     (12.04)

  Durable                                                  1,502,308,890     1,345,918,494      11.62
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                      769,012,510       834,548,932      (7.85)
       Home appliances                                       151,169,880       137,268,961      10.13
       Misc. manufactures                                    582,126,500       374,100,601      55.61
  Non-Durable                                              1,946,345,129     2,574,813,078     (24.41)
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                1,832,059,063     2,506,678,875     (26.91)
             Dairy products                                  445,035,605       347,099,599      28.22
             Fish & fish preparation                          77,956,909        61,237,976      27.30
             Rice                                            219,517,625     1,279,221,875     (82.84)
             Fruits & vegetables                             140,062,797       108,278,657      29.35
             Others                                          949,486,127       710,840,768      33.57
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                            26,469,184        22,457,174      17.87
       Articles of apparel, access.                           87,816,882        45,677,029      92.26

Special Transactions                                         403,209,149       419,984,373      (3.99)

  Articles temporarily imported & exported                   132,388,816       145,058,701      (8.73)
  Others                                                     270,820,333       274,925,672      (1.49)


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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:  August 25, 2011
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