Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
September and August 2011 and September 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group September p | August r | September | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,134,494 100.00 4,925,128 100.00 4,597,218 100.00 4.25 11.69
Capital Goods 1,492,518 29.07 1,429,441 29.02 1,419,078 30.87 4.41 5.18
Power generating and specialized
machines 304,352 5.93 310,929 6.31 250,990 5.46 (2.12) 21.26
Office and electronic data
processing machines 190,183 3.70 177,367 3.60 199,547 4.34 7.23 (4.69)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 720,989 14.04 737,533 14.97 768,870 16.72 (2.24) (6.23)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 109,097 2.12 88,602 1.80 66,498 1.45 23.13 64.06
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 120,169 2.34 67,849 1.38 71,744 1.56 77.11 67.50
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 47,728 0.93 47,162 0.96 61,429 1.34 1.20 (22.30)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,028,095 39.50 1,824,010 37.03 1,823,645 39.67 11.19 11.21
Unprocessed Raw Materials 316,261 6.16 212,608 4.32 287,277 6.25 48.75 10.09
Wheat 77,347 1.51 57,316 1.16 53,577 1.17 34.95 44.37
Corn 4,372 0.09 1,201 0.02 7,588 0.17 264.16 (42.38)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 728 0.01 579 0.01 349 0.01 25.76 108.83
Crude materials, inedible 220,697 4.30 140,335 2.85 221,271 4.81 57.26 (0.26)
Pulp & waste paper 7,188 0.14 6,707 0.14 3,740 0.08 7.17 92.17
Cotton 1,067 0.02 97 0.00 2,473 0.05 1,005.11 (56.85)
Syn. Fibers 8,106 0.16 6,393 0.13 7,411 0.16 26.81 9.38
Metalliferous ores 160,272 3.12 73,120 1.48 159,378 3.47 119.19 0.56
Others 44,064 0.86 54,019 1.10 48,268 1.05 (18.43) (8.71)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 13,115 0.26 13,178 0.27 4,492 0.10 (0.48) 191.99
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,711,834 33.34 1,611,402 32.72 1,536,369 33.42 6.23 11.42
Feeding stuffs for animals 83,709 1.63 59,605 1.21 59,034 1.28 40.44 41.80
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 40,762 0.79 41,644 0.85 14,682 0.32 (2.12) 177.63
Chemical 512,076 9.97 544,211 11.05 440,949 9.59 (5.90) 16.13
Chemical compounds 150,506 2.93 121,639 2.47 110,930 2.41 23.73 35.68
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 73,158 1.42 74,426 1.51 63,169 1.37 (1.70) 15.81
Urea 3,498 0.07 7,202 0.15 10,239 0.22 (51.43) (65.84)
Fertilizer excl. urea 11,545 0.22 27,855 0.57 22,772 0.50 (58.55) (49.30)
Artificial resins 140,410 2.73 171,016 3.47 103,959 2.26 (17.90) 35.06
Others 132,960 2.59 142,073 2.88 129,881 2.83 (6.41) 2.37
Manufactured goods 456,018 8.88 437,535 8.88 323,605 7.04 4.22 40.92
Paper & paper products 60,778 1.18 56,529 1.15 53,004 1.15 7.52 14.67
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 68,534 1.33 57,750 1.17 45,637 0.99 18.67 50.17
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 32,782 0.64 36,499 0.74 26,395 0.57 (10.18) 24.20
Iron & steel 121,073 2.36 121,197 2.46 86,019 1.87 (0.10) 40.75
Non-ferrous metals 79,395 1.55 74,997 1.52 42,038 0.91 5.86 88.86
Metal products 53,143 1.04 52,158 1.06 41,343 0.90 1.89 28.54
Others 40,313 0.79 38,406 0.78 29,170 0.63 4.97 38.20
Embroideries 6,521 0.13 3,223 0.07 6,870 0.15 102.31 (5.08)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 570,775 11.12 525,184 10.66 691,228 15.04 8.68 (17.43)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 41,972 0.82 - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 941,168 18.33 985,214 20.00 740,832 16.11 (4.47) 27.04
Coal, Coke 49,860 0.97 54,182 1.10 39,642 0.86 (7.98) 25.77
Petroleum crude 594,437 11.58 591,059 12.00 399,347 8.69 0.57 48.85
Others 296,871 5.78 339,974 6.90 301,843 6.57 (12.68) (1.65)
Consumer Goods 597,858 11.64 594,372 12.07 546,777 11.89 0.59 9.34
Durable 308,634 6.01 285,254 5.79 255,230 5.55 8.20 20.92
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 171,610 3.34 148,892 3.02 158,682 3.45 15.26 8.15
Home appliances 34,599 0.67 26,816 0.54 19,269 0.42 29.02 79.56
Misc. manufactures 102,425 1.99 109,547 2.22 77,279 1.68 (6.50) 32.54
Non-Durable 289,224 5.63 309,118 6.28 291,548 6.34 (6.44) (0.80)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 262,931 5.12 280,136 5.69 277,112 6.03 (6.14) (5.12)
Dairy products 63,453 1.24 58,943 1.20 57,254 1.25 7.65 10.83
Fish & fish preparation 10,807 0.21 16,562 0.34 8,155 0.18 (34.75) 32.53
Rice 19,984 0.39 32,307 0.66 321 0.01 (38.14) 6,121.51
Fruits & vegetables 20,628 0.40 24,359 0.49 17,353 0.38 (15.31) 18.88
Others 148,058 2.88 147,966 3.00 194,030 4.22 0.06 (23.69)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,212 0.14 6,575 0.13 4,699 0.10 9.70 53.49
Articles of apparel, access. 19,080 0.37 22,407 0.45 9,736 0.21 (14.85) 95.97
Special Transactions 74,857 1.46 92,090 1.87 66,884 1.45 (18.71) 11.92
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 20,719 0.40 47,552 0.97 20,795 0.45 (56.43) (0.36)
Others 54,137 1.05 44,538 0.90 46,090 1.00 21.55 17.46
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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: November 25, 2011
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