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

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                                                        2011                   |       2010         |    Growth Rate
Commodity Group                              July p       |       June r       |       July         |        (%)
                                       FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share |  Monthly    Annual
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Total Imports                          4,999,432   100.00   4,503,407   100.00   4,687,766   100.00      11.01     6.65

Capital Goods                          1,297,740    25.96   1,082,110    24.03   1,399,914    29.86      19.93    (7.30)

  Power generating and specialized
    machines                             286,010     5.72     255,058     5.66     255,674     5.45      12.14    11.87
  Office and electronic data
    processing machines                  159,700     3.19     157,196     3.49     221,918     4.73       1.59   (28.04)
  Telecommunication equipment
    and electrical machines              644,216    12.89     532,989    11.84     748,203    15.96      20.87   (13.90)
  Land transport equipment excluding
    passenger cars and motorized cycle    88,329     1.77      69,770     1.55      70,088     1.50      26.60    26.03
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats               72,099     1.44      24,456     0.54      52,785     1.13     194.81    36.59
  Professional scientific and control-
    ling instruments, photographic
    equipment and optical goods           47,386     0.95      42,642     0.95      51,247     1.09      11.13    (7.53)

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods     1,683,079    33.67   1,657,414    36.80   1,863,720    39.76       1.55    (9.69)

  Unprocessed Raw Materials              174,224     3.48     140,715     3.12     282,109     6.02      23.81   (38.24)
       Wheat                              82,841     1.66      41,643     0.92      11,266     0.24      98.93   635.33
       Corn                                  572     0.01       5,325     0.12       4,331     0.09     (89.27)  (86.80)
       Unmilled cereals excluding
         rice and corn                       722     0.01         715     0.02         552     0.01       0.97    30.81
       Crude materials, inedible          83,029     1.66      77,257     1.72     256,039     5.46       7.47   (67.57)
             Pulp & waste paper            6,187     0.12       5,862     0.13       5,018     0.11       5.55    23.30
             Cotton                        7,454     0.15       6,571     0.15       2,083     0.04      13.44   257.95
             Syn. Fibers                  10,553     0.21       6,458     0.14       9,412     0.20      63.42    12.12
             Metalliferous ores           25,844     0.52      13,685     0.30     200,548     4.28      88.85   (87.11)
             Others                       32,991     0.66      44,681     0.99      38,978     0.83     (26.16)  (15.36)
       Tobacco, unmanufactured             7,060     0.14      15,775     0.35       9,922     0.21     (55.24)  (28.84)
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials         1,508,855    30.18   1,516,698    33.68   1,581,611    33.74      (0.52)   (4.60)
       Feeding stuffs for animals         43,486     0.87      41,045     0.91      65,398     1.40       5.95   (33.51)
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats     59,948     1.20      45,634     1.01      14,256     0.30      31.37   320.50
       Chemical                          524,518    10.49     517,944    11.50     444,909     9.49       1.27    17.89
             Chemical compounds          127,610     2.55     144,116     3.20     103,652     2.21     (11.45)   23.11
             Medicinal &
               pharmaceutical chemicals   77,603     1.55      71,654     1.59      65,420     1.40       8.30    18.62
             Urea                         30,321     0.61      15,323     0.34      22,875     0.49      97.88    32.55
             Fertilizer excl. urea        26,645     0.53      32,396     0.72      14,987     0.32     (17.75)   77.80
             Artificial resins           132,830     2.66     121,895     2.71     108,407     2.31       8.97    22.53
             Others                      129,509     2.59     132,560     2.94     129,568     2.76      (2.30)   (0.05)
       Manufactured goods                442,609     8.85     409,241     9.09     351,242     7.49       8.15    26.01
             Paper & paper products       56,329     1.13      66,494     1.48      55,822     1.19     (15.29)    0.91
             Textile yarn, fabrics
               and made-up articles       62,761     1.26      62,834     1.40      39,980     0.85      (0.12)   56.98
             Non-metallic mineral
              manufactures                37,219     0.74      35,818     0.80      28,742     0.61       3.91    29.49
             Iron & steel                 94,811     1.90      85,064     1.89     104,661     2.23      11.46    (9.41)
             Non-ferrous metals           99,165     1.98      77,906     1.73      54,220     1.16      27.29    82.89
             Metal products               51,133     1.02      51,099     1.13      39,780     0.85       0.07    28.54
             Others                       41,191     0.82      30,027     0.67      28,037     0.60      37.18    46.92
       Embroideries                        4,363     0.09       3,945     0.09       9,678     0.21      10.59   (54.92)
       Materials/Accessories for the
         manufacture of electrical
         equipment                       433,930     8.68     498,888    11.08     696,127    14.85     (13.02)  (37.67)
       Iron ore, not agglomerated              -        -           -        -           -        -          -        -

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials                      1,312,865    26.26   1,039,629    23.09     719,023    15.34      26.28    82.59

  Coal, Coke                              63,069     1.26      37,968     0.84      66,108     1.41      66.11    (4.60)
  Petroleum crude                        865,713    17.32     725,848    16.12     380,416     8.12      19.27   127.57
  Others                                 384,082     7.68     275,813     6.12     272,499     5.81      39.25    40.95

Consumer Goods                           635,793    12.72     634,037    14.08     627,828    13.39       0.28     1.27

  Durable                                263,118     5.26     244,419     5.43     239,845     5.12       7.65     9.70
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle  130,211     2.60     119,152     2.65     138,460     2.95       9.28    (5.96)
       Home appliances                    28,694     0.57      23,662     0.53      22,711     0.48      21.26    26.35
       Misc. manufactures                104,212     2.08     101,605     2.26      78,675     1.68       2.57    32.46
  Non-Durable                            372,676     7.45     389,618     8.65     387,983     8.28      (4.35)   (3.95)
       Food & live animals
         chiefly for food                350,834     7.02     368,529     8.18     376,172     8.02      (4.80)   (6.74)
             Dairy products               89,409     1.79      78,049     1.73      57,289     1.22      14.55    56.07
             Fish & fish preparation      12,138     0.24       8,981     0.20       7,759     0.17      35.14    56.43
             Rice                         73,441     1.47      94,713     2.10     126,342     2.70     (22.46)  (41.87)
             Fruits & vegetables          20,140     0.40      21,379     0.47      17,278     0.37      (5.79)   16.57
             Others                      155,706     3.11     165,407     3.67     167,504     3.57      (5.86)   (7.04)
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.         3,642     0.07       5,068     0.11       3,645     0.08     (28.13)   (0.08)
       Articles of apparel, access.       18,200     0.36      16,021     0.36       8,166     0.17      13.60   122.88

Special Transactions                      69,955     1.40      90,217     2.00      77,280     1.65     (22.46)   (9.48)

  Articles temporarily imported &
   exported                               27,384     0.55      43,325     0.96      25,355     0.54     (36.79)    8.00
  Others                                  42,571     0.85      46,892     1.04      51,925     1.11      (9.22)  (18.02)

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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:  September 27, 2011
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