Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to August 2011 and 2010
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Aug | Jan-Aug | (%)
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Total Imports 40,426,461,655 35,526,318,708 13.79
Capital Goods 9,772,769,616 10,549,192,442 (7.36)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,276,950,155 1,880,124,525 21.11
Office & EDP Machines 1,185,788,733 1,765,946,424 (32.85)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 4,951,985,027 5,605,078,511 (11.65)
Land Transport Eqpt. excl.
Passenger Cars & Motorized cycle 682,640,832 573,236,761 19.09
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 308,212,318 350,084,729 (11.96)
Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods 367,192,551 374,721,492 (2.01)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 17,168,460,522 13,124,013,533 30.82
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,601,172,834 1,632,977,258 (1.95)
Wheat 506,418,004 313,825,520 61.37
Corn 26,136,690 52,976,599 (50.66)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 7,003,073 15,925,572 (56.03)
Crude materials, inedible 963,479,974 1,167,335,994 (17.46)
Pulp & waste paper 60,258,835 37,569,633 60.39
Cotton 34,132,520 18,906,955 80.53
Syn. Fibers 67,073,449 60,399,241 11.05
Metalliferous ores 430,627,898 788,036,778 (45.35)
Others 371,387,272 262,423,387 41.52
Tobacco, unmanufactured 98,135,093 82,913,573 18.36
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 15,567,287,688 11,491,036,275 35.47
Feeding stuffs for animals 508,923,984 384,629,339 32.32
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 348,510,756 108,852,433 220.17
Chemical 4,310,651,153 3,382,333,432 27.45
Chemical compounds 1,133,695,804 890,388,884 27.33
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 631,115,423 519,561,099 21.47
Urea 126,190,769 106,908,963 18.04
Fertilizer excl. urea 195,894,761 153,941,959 27.25
Artificial resins 1,094,059,255 748,250,608 46.22
Others 1,129,695,141 963,281,919 17.28
Manufactured goods 3,592,474,386 2,704,904,823 32.81
Paper & paper products 509,559,453 376,792,456 35.24
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 496,839,295 312,746,093 58.86
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 288,809,499 232,303,819 24.32
Iron & steel 874,050,905 815,417,929 7.19
Non-ferrous metals 645,880,317 407,478,691 58.51
Metal products 475,964,975 358,185,172 32.88
Others 301,369,942 201,980,663 49.21
Embroideries 32,752,294 60,704,486 (46.05)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,773,975,115 4,848,763,803 39.71
Iron ore, not agglomerated - 847,959 (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 8,241,055,902 6,128,552,087 34.47
Coal, Coke 392,702,988 303,648,061 29.33
Petroleum crude 5,224,574,361 3,283,049,522 59.14
Others 2,623,778,553 2,541,854,504 3.22
Consumer Goods 4,678,818,556 5,151,968,677 (9.18)
Durable 2,050,707,104 1,841,387,177 11.37
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,048,181,189 1,117,872,028 (6.23)
Home appliances 206,657,284 183,599,620 12.56
Misc. manufactures 795,868,631 539,915,529 47.41
Non-Durable 2,628,111,452 3,310,581,500 (20.61)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,462,997,620 3,217,085,872 (23.44)
Dairy products 593,387,190 471,754,522 25.78
Fish & fish preparation 106,656,190 75,980,847 40.37
Rice 325,265,535 1,493,113,998 (78.22)
Fruits & vegetables 184,587,657 143,434,658 28.69
Others 1,253,101,048 1,032,801,847 21.33
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 36,686,228 29,920,302 22.61
Articles of apparel, access. 128,427,604 63,575,326 102.01
Special Transactions 565,357,059 572,591,969 (1.26)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 207,378,157 195,341,773 6.16
Others 357,978,902 377,250,196 (5.11)
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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: October 25, 2011
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