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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