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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