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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