Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
November and October 2011 and November 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group November p | October r | November | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,984,843 100.00 5,019,394 100.00 4,955,778 100.00 (0.69) 0.59
Capital Goods 1,350,603 27.09 1,399,237 27.88 1,567,371 31.63 (3.48) (13.83)
Power generating and specialized
machines 307,104 6.16 326,887 6.51 293,435 5.92 (6.05) 4.66
Office and electronic data
processing machines 148,712 2.98 166,989 3.33 169,249 3.42 (10.94) (12.13)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 704,597 14.13 697,790 13.90 824,333 16.63 0.98 (14.53)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 95,563 1.92 100,294 2.00 127,234 2.57 (4.72) (24.89)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 43,807 0.88 61,783 1.23 96,906 1.96 (29.10) (54.79)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 50,821 1.02 45,495 0.91 56,215 1.13 11.71 (9.60)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,844,682 37.01 1,778,939 35.44 1,843,421 37.20 3.70 0.07
Unprocessed Raw Materials 206,433 4.14 199,609 3.98 178,212 3.60 3.42 15.84
Wheat 71,262 1.43 61,686 1.23 57,478 1.16 15.52 23.98
Corn 4,565 0.09 1,413 0.03 8,254 0.17 222.99 (44.69)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 611 0.01 511 0.01 557 0.01 19.54 9.65
Crude materials, inedible 113,283 2.27 123,656 2.46 99,343 2.00 (8.39) 14.03
Pulp & waste paper 4,342 0.09 19,455 0.39 6,234 0.13 (77.68) (30.35)
Cotton 1,207 0.02 1,776 0.04 3,014 0.06 (32.05) (59.96)
Syn. Fibers 7,420 0.15 4,416 0.09 8,260 0.17 68.03 (10.17)
Metalliferous ores 47,427 0.95 52,284 1.04 42,772 0.86 (9.29) 10.89
Others 52,887 1.06 45,725 0.91 39,064 0.79 15.66 35.39
Tobacco, unmanufactured 16,713 0.34 12,343 0.25 12,580 0.25 35.40 32.85
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,638,249 32.86 1,579,330 31.46 1,665,209 33.60 3.73 (1.62)
Feeding stuffs for animals 77,784 1.56 74,168 1.48 79,160 1.60 4.87 (1.74)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 57,787 1.16 43,130 0.86 21,521 0.43 33.98 168.52
Chemical 516,773 10.37 514,641 10.25 470,267 9.49 0.41 9.89
Chemical compounds 139,939 2.81 122,527 2.44 126,724 2.56 14.21 10.43
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 65,918 1.32 78,254 1.56 71,972 1.45 (15.76) (8.41)
Urea 17,422 0.35 18,930 0.38 12,898 0.26 (7.97) 35.07
Fertilizer excl. urea 28,201 0.57 28,148 0.56 12,568 0.25 0.19 124.38
Artificial resins 136,430 2.74 123,819 2.47 105,384 2.13 10.18 29.46
Others 128,862 2.59 142,963 2.85 140,721 2.84 (9.86) (8.43)
Manufactured goods 409,553 8.22 472,836 9.42 408,109 8.24 (13.38) 0.35
Paper & paper products 50,706 1.02 62,060 1.24 58,267 1.18 (18.29) (12.98)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 61,411 1.23 63,689 1.27 50,454 1.02 (3.58) 21.72
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 38,291 0.77 34,271 0.68 35,827 0.72 11.73 6.88
Iron & steel 104,746 2.10 132,895 2.65 113,244 2.29 (21.18) (7.50)
Non-ferrous metals 55,077 1.10 77,446 1.54 59,780 1.21 (28.88) (7.87)
Metal products 59,297 1.19 63,287 1.26 57,506 1.16 (6.30) 3.11
Others 40,025 0.80 39,188 0.78 33,030 0.67 2.14 21.18
Embroideries 5,612 0.11 7,686 0.15 6,584 0.13 (26.98) (14.75)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 570,740 11.45 407,886 8.13 679,569 13.71 39.93 (16.01)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - 58,982 1.18 - - (100.00) -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,130,755 22.68 1,159,154 23.09 866,849 17.49 (2.45) 30.44
Coal, Coke 59,769 1.20 42,471 0.85 29,931 0.60 40.73 99.69
Petroleum crude 774,372 15.53 659,528 13.14 572,140 11.54 17.41 35.35
Others 296,614 5.95 457,155 9.11 264,779 5.34 (35.12) 12.02
Consumer Goods 592,347 11.88 617,990 12.31 602,299 12.15 (4.15) (1.65)
Durable 282,756 5.67 341,080 6.80 318,365 6.42 (17.10) (11.18)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 131,824 2.64 175,610 3.50 174,431 3.52 (24.93) (24.43)
Home appliances 39,421 0.79 41,074 0.82 34,098 0.69 (4.03) 15.61
Misc. manufactures 111,510 2.24 124,396 2.48 109,836 2.22 (10.36) 1.52
Non-Durable 309,592 6.21 276,910 5.52 283,934 5.73 11.80 9.04
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 281,990 5.66 250,576 4.99 260,084 5.25 12.54 8.42
Dairy products 74,286 1.49 67,035 1.34 67,326 1.36 10.82 10.34
Fish & fish preparation 15,464 0.31 9,844 0.20 9,597 0.19 57.09 61.12
Rice 2,493 0.05 5,097 0.10 3,535 0.07 (51.09) (29.48)
Fruits & vegetables 36,615 0.73 21,607 0.43 23,614 0.48 69.45 55.06
Others 153,133 3.07 146,992 2.93 156,011 3.15 4.18 (1.85)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 8,786 0.18 8,815 0.18 10,502 0.21 (0.33) (16.34)
Articles of apparel, access. 18,816 0.38 17,520 0.35 13,349 0.27 7.40 40.95
Special Transactions 66,455 1.33 64,073 1.28 75,837 1.53 3.72 (12.37)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 19,471 0.39 17,478 0.35 20,122 0.41 11.41 (3.23)
Others 46,984 0.94 46,596 0.93 55,715 1.12 0.83 (15.67)
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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: January 25, 2012
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