Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to July 2011 and 2010
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jul | Jan-Jul | (%)
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Total Imports 35,500,383,664 31,065,157,439 14.28
Capital Goods 8,343,298,190 9,318,213,070 (10.46)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,965,332,339 1,653,395,365 18.87
Office & EDP Machines 1,008,377,710 1,573,831,088 (35.93)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 4,215,071,404 4,911,265,066 (14.18)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 594,123,589 508,141,975 16.92
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 240,364,143 342,009,301 (29.72)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 320,029,005 329,570,275 (2.90)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 15,343,599,418 11,208,135,693 36.90
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,387,568,555 1,373,658,162 1.01
Wheat 449,102,416 249,979,256 79.66
Corn 24,935,988 51,228,507 (51.32)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 6,423,835 15,340,294 (58.12)
Crude materials, inedible 823,140,321 977,638,305 (15.80)
Pulp & waste paper 53,552,036 32,324,655 65.67
Cotton 34,035,936 16,405,526 107.47
Syn. Fibers 60,680,857 53,712,826 12.97
Metalliferous ores 357,508,586 653,121,809 (45.26)
Others 317,362,906 222,073,489 42.91
Tobacco, unmanufactured 83,965,995 79,471,800 5.66
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 13,956,030,863 9,834,477,531 41.91
Feeding stuffs for animals 449,293,942 344,806,774 30.30
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 306,861,138 97,607,501 214.38
Chemical 3,766,452,535 2,925,499,762 28.75
Chemical compounds 1,012,040,291 766,672,133 32.00
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 556,689,861 455,122,592 22.32
Urea 118,989,163 82,969,919 43.41
Fertilizer excl. urea 168,039,461 138,364,405 21.45
Artificial resins 923,049,210 641,128,359 43.97
Others 987,644,549 841,242,354 17.40
Manufactured goods 3,155,367,781 2,330,940,764 35.37
Paper & paper products 453,032,464 325,889,190 39.01
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 439,089,653 273,502,737 60.54
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 252,365,142 202,766,614 24.46
Iron & steel 752,837,146 683,635,018 10.12
Non-ferrous metals 570,883,558 357,143,635 59.85
Metal products 424,195,531 316,174,412 34.17
Others 262,964,287 171,829,158 53.04
Embroideries 29,529,176 55,388,073 (46.69)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,248,526,291 4,079,386,698 53.17
Iron ore, not agglomerated - 847,959 (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 7,255,843,368 5,492,984,506 32.09
Coal, Coke 338,521,298 270,187,826 25.29
Petroleum crude 4,633,515,472 3,000,745,148 54.41
Others 2,283,806,598 2,222,051,532 2.78
Consumer Goods 4,084,420,327 4,548,559,522 (10.20)
Durable 1,765,448,183 1,585,763,483 11.33
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 899,223,761 973,008,503 (7.58)
Home appliances 179,863,906 159,979,743 12.43
Misc. manufactures 686,360,516 452,775,237 51.59
Non-Durable 2,318,972,144 2,962,796,039 (21.73)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,182,865,721 2,882,850,953 (24.28)
Dairy products 534,444,472 404,388,562 32.16
Fish & fish preparation 90,094,500 68,997,213 30.58
Rice 292,958,672 1,405,563,914 (79.16)
Fruits & vegetables 160,203,216 125,556,246 27.59
Others 1,105,164,861 878,345,018 25.82
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 30,111,413 26,102,328 15.36
Articles of apparel, access. 105,995,010 53,842,758 96.86
Special Transactions 473,222,361 497,264,648 (4.83)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 159,777,156 170,413,564 (6.24)
Others 313,445,205 326,851,084 (4.10)
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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: September 27, 2011
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