Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
October and September 2011 and October 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group October p | September r | October | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,019,394 100.00 5,076,427 100.00 4,904,461 100.00 (1.12) 2.34
Capital Goods 1,399,319 27.88 1,492,145 29.39 1,568,753 31.99 (6.22) (10.80)
Power generating and specialized
machines 328,272 6.54 304,467 6.00 267,289 5.45 7.82 22.82
Office and electronic data
processing machines 166,976 3.33 190,199 3.75 170,472 3.48 (12.21) (2.05)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 696,489 13.88 720,909 14.20 865,634 17.65 (3.39) (19.54)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 100,294 2.00 108,690 2.14 117,004 2.39 (7.72) (14.28)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 61,783 1.23 120,169 2.37 94,877 1.93 (48.59) (34.88)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 45,505 0.91 47,711 0.94 53,477 1.09 (4.62) (14.91)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,778,751 35.44 2,028,757 39.96 1,796,964 36.64 (12.32) (1.01)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 205,050 4.09 316,379 6.23 286,998 5.85 (35.19) (28.55)
Wheat 61,686 1.23 77,348 1.52 30,440 0.62 (20.25) 102.65
Corn 1,413 0.03 4,373 0.09 1,864 0.04 (67.68) (24.20)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 511 0.01 728 0.01 981 0.02 (29.89) (47.94)
Crude materials, inedible 129,097 2.57 220,815 4.35 244,249 4.98 (41.54) (47.15)
Pulp & waste paper 19,455 0.39 7,188 0.14 5,329 0.11 170.67 265.10
Cotton 1,776 0.04 1,067 0.02 2,832 0.06 66.37 (37.29)
Syn. Fibers 4,416 0.09 8,106 0.16 6,201 0.13 (45.52) (28.78)
Metalliferous ores 57,819 1.15 160,488 3.16 189,329 3.86 (63.97) (69.46)
Others 45,630 0.91 43,965 0.87 40,559 0.83 3.79 12.51
Tobacco, unmanufactured 12,343 0.25 13,115 0.26 9,464 0.19 (5.88) 30.43
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,573,701 31.35 1,712,379 33.73 1,509,966 30.79 (8.10) 4.22
Feeding stuffs for animals 74,168 1.48 83,710 1.65 44,052 0.90 (11.40) 68.37
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 43,131 0.86 40,758 0.80 22,286 0.45 5.82 93.54
Chemical 514,560 10.25 512,072 10.09 497,197 10.14 0.49 3.49
Chemical compounds 122,527 2.44 150,442 2.96 143,382 2.92 (18.56) (14.54)
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 78,254 1.56 73,159 1.44 71,704 1.46 6.96 9.13
Urea 18,930 0.38 3,498 0.07 8,382 0.17 441.19 125.83
Fertilizer excl. urea 28,148 0.56 11,545 0.23 7,586 0.15 143.82 271.07
Artificial resins 123,819 2.47 140,260 2.76 121,247 2.47 (11.72) 2.12
Others 142,882 2.85 133,168 2.62 144,895 2.95 7.29 (1.39)
Manufactured goods 472,841 9.42 456,164 8.99 392,351 8.00 3.66 20.51
Paper & paper products 62,060 1.24 60,778 1.20 57,409 1.17 2.11 8.10
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 63,691 1.27 68,534 1.35 49,623 1.01 (7.07) 28.35
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 34,271 0.68 32,782 0.65 35,266 0.72 4.54 (2.82)
Iron & steel 132,895 2.65 121,110 2.39 95,889 1.96 9.73 38.59
Non-ferrous metals 77,446 1.54 79,391 1.56 66,315 1.35 (2.45) 16.79
Metal products 63,290 1.26 53,105 1.05 49,454 1.01 19.18 27.98
Others 39,187 0.78 40,463 0.80 38,395 0.78 (3.15) 2.06
Embroideries 7,686 0.15 6,521 0.13 5,627 0.11 17.87 36.59
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 407,868 8.13 571,183 11.25 548,453 11.18 (28.59) (25.63)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 53,447 1.06 41,972 0.83 - - 27.34 -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,159,248 23.10 882,949 17.39 902,822 18.41 31.29 28.40
Coal, Coke 42,471 0.85 49,860 0.98 44,757 0.91 (14.82) (5.11)
Petroleum crude 659,528 13.14 536,218 10.56 616,698 12.57 23.00 6.94
Others 457,249 9.11 296,872 5.85 241,367 4.92 54.02 89.44
Consumer Goods 617,929 12.31 598,211 11.78 561,334 11.45 3.30 10.08
Durable 341,010 6.79 309,030 6.09 279,496 5.70 10.35 22.01
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 175,610 3.50 172,023 3.39 159,888 3.26 2.09 9.83
Home appliances 41,017 0.82 34,589 0.68 27,071 0.55 18.58 51.51
Misc. manufactures 124,384 2.48 102,418 2.02 92,536 1.89 21.45 34.42
Non-Durable 276,919 5.52 289,182 5.70 281,838 5.75 (4.24) (1.75)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 250,576 4.99 262,889 5.18 262,480 5.35 (4.68) (4.54)
Dairy products 67,035 1.34 63,411 1.25 61,711 1.26 5.72 8.63
Fish & fish preparation 9,844 0.20 10,807 0.21 10,363 0.21 (8.91) (5.01)
Rice 5,097 0.10 19,984 0.39 1,850 0.04 (74.49) 175.57
Fruits & vegetables 21,607 0.43 20,628 0.41 23,987 0.49 4.75 (9.92)
Others 146,992 2.93 148,058 2.92 164,570 3.36 (0.72) (10.68)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 8,815 0.18 7,212 0.14 9,119 0.19 22.22 (3.33)
Articles of apparel, access. 17,528 0.35 19,080 0.38 10,240 0.21 (8.14) 71.17
Special Transactions 64,147 1.28 74,364 1.46 74,588 1.52 (13.74) (14.00)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 17,497 0.35 20,226 0.40 22,718 0.46 (13.49) (22.98)
Others 46,650 0.93 54,138 1.07 51,871 1.06 (13.83) (10.06)
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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: December 28, 2011
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