Table 3a  Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
          January to October 2011 and 2010
          (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                  2011    |       2010     | Growth Rate
Commodity Group                                                  Jan-Oct  |      Jan-Oct   |     (%)
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Total Imports                                              50,521,317,532    45,027,996,978      12.20

Capital Goods                                              12,664,121,251    13,537,023,191      (6.45)

  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                   2,908,884,635     2,398,403,305      21.28
  Office & EDP Machines                                     1,542,955,594     2,135,965,572     (27.76)
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                     6,370,081,954     7,239,582,248     (12.01)
  Land transport equipment excluding
    passenger cars and motorized cycle                        891,625,796       756,738,705      17.82
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                   490,164,875       516,705,924      (5.14)
  Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
    Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods                    460,408,397       489,627,437      (5.97)

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                         20,975,123,188    16,744,622,595      25.26

  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                 2,121,605,400     2,207,251,641      (3.88)
       Wheat                                                  645,451,807       397,841,842      62.24
       Corn                                                    31,922,526        62,429,422     (48.87)
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                       8,242,256        17,255,472     (52.23)
       Crude materials, inedible                            1,313,386,787     1,632,855,997     (19.57)
             Pulp & waste paper                                86,901,890        46,638,755      86.33
             Cotton                                            36,975,613        24,212,063      52.72
             Syn. Fibers                                       79,595,712        74,010,742       7.55
             Metalliferous ores                               648,935,702     1,136,744,170     (42.91)
             Others                                           460,977,870       351,250,267      31.24
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                                122,602,024        96,868,908      26.56
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                             18,853,517,788    14,537,370,954      29.69
       Feeding stuffs for animals                             666,776,482       487,715,583      36.71
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                         432,393,857       145,820,415     196.52
       Chemical                                             5,337,296,523     4,320,479,870      23.53
             Chemical compounds                             1,406,648,742     1,144,700,760      22.88
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.                 782,528,663       654,434,586      19.57
             Urea                                             148,618,577       125,530,041      18.39
             Fertilizer excl. urea                            235,587,986       184,299,278      27.83
             Artificial resins                              1,358,144,323       973,457,042      39.52
             Others                                         1,405,768,232     1,238,058,163      13.55
       Manufactured goods                                   4,521,911,646     3,420,860,921      32.19
             Paper & paper products                           632,400,345       487,205,458      29.80
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles         629,064,632       408,005,781      54.18
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures                355,862,278       293,964,990      21.06
             Iron & steel                                   1,128,038,937       997,326,213      13.11
             Non-ferrous metals                               802,718,358       515,831,881      55.62
             Metal products                                   592,806,459       448,981,574      32.03
             Others                                           381,020,637       269,545,024      41.36
       Embroideries                                            46,958,788        73,201,328     (35.85)
       Materials/Accessories for the
        manufacture of electrical equipment                 7,752,761,695     6,088,444,878      27.34
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                              95,418,797           847,959  11,152.76

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials               10,283,255,512     7,772,206,535      32.31

  Coal, Coke                                                  485,034,693       388,047,181      24.99
  Petroleum crude                                           6,420,319,762     4,299,095,130      49.34
  Others                                                    3,377,901,057     3,085,064,224       9.49

Consumer Goods                                              5,895,019,579     6,260,080,009      (5.83)

  Durable                                                   2,700,807,823     2,376,112,335      13.66
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                     1,395,828,104     1,436,442,177      (2.83)
       Home appliances                                        282,285,866       229,939,505      22.77
       Misc. manufactures                                   1,022,693,853       709,730,653      44.10
  Non-Durable                                               3,194,211,756     3,883,967,674     (17.76)
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                 2,976,463,967     3,756,677,928     (20.77)
             Dairy products                                   723,834,132       590,719,049      22.53
             Fish & fish preparation                          127,307,414        94,498,409      34.72
             Rice                                             350,347,142     1,495,284,938     (76.57)
             Fruits & vegetables                              226,797,497       184,773,713      22.74
             Others                                         1,548,177,782     1,391,401,819      11.27
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                             52,713,531        43,738,223      20.52
       Articles of apparel, access.                           165,034,258        83,551,523      97.52

Special Transactions                                          703,798,002       714,064,648      (1.44)

  Articles temporarily imported & exported                    245,051,496       238,854,151       2.59
  Others                                                      458,746,506       475,210,497      (3.46)


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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.

Page last updated:  December 28, 2011
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