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

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                                                                  2011    |       2010     | Growth Rate
Commodity Group                                                  Jan-Nov  |      Jan-Nov   |     (%)
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Total Imports                                              55,506,160,565   49,983,775,224      11.05

Capital Goods                                              14,014,642,550   15,104,394,416      (7.21)

  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                   3,214,603,016    2,691,838,459      19.42
  Office & EDP Machines                                     1,691,680,478    2,305,214,082     (26.62)
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                     7,075,980,555    8,063,915,004     (12.25)
  Land transport equipment excluding
    passenger cars and motorized cycle                        987,188,417      883,972,945      11.68
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                   533,971,432      613,611,695     (12.98)
  Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
    Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods                    511,218,652      545,842,231      (6.34)

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                         22,819,993,575   18,588,044,067      22.77

  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                 2,322,598,210    2,385,463,891      (2.64)
       Wheat                                                  716,713,940      455,319,667      57.41
       Corn                                                    36,487,432       70,683,425     (48.38)
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                       8,852,759       17,812,270     (50.30)
       Crude materials, inedible                            1,421,229,520    1,732,199,299     (17.95)
             Pulp & waste paper                                91,243,724       52,872,313      72.57
             Cotton                                            38,182,326       27,225,886      40.24
             Syn. Fibers                                       87,016,128       82,271,224       5.77
             Metalliferous ores                               690,828,436    1,179,515,682     (41.43)
             Others                                           513,958,906      390,314,194      31.68
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                                139,314,559      109,449,230      27.29
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                             20,497,395,365   16,202,580,176      26.51
       Feeding stuffs for animals                             744,560,011      566,875,482      31.34
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                         490,180,528      167,341,202     192.92
       Chemical                                             5,854,150,286    4,790,747,001      22.20
             Chemical compounds                             1,546,588,245    1,271,424,260      21.64
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.                 848,446,820      726,407,059      16.80
             Urea                                             166,040,701      138,428,221      19.95
             Fertilizer excl. urea                            263,789,148      196,867,652      33.99
             Artificial resins                              1,494,573,951    1,078,840,547      38.54
             Others                                         1,534,711,421    1,378,779,262      11.31
       Manufactured goods                                   4,931,460,441    3,828,969,561      28.79
             Paper & paper products                           683,106,482      545,472,417      25.23
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles         690,473,833      458,460,189      50.61
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures                394,153,553      329,792,244      19.52
             Iron & steel                                   1,232,784,969    1,110,570,379      11.00
             Non-ferrous metals                               857,795,088      575,611,993      49.02
             Metal products                                   652,100,140      506,487,725      28.75
             Others                                           421,046,376      302,574,614      39.15
       Embroideries                                            52,571,253       79,785,085     (34.11)
       Materials/Accessories for the
        manufacture of electrical equipment                 8,323,519,343    6,768,013,886      22.98
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                             100,953,503          847,959  11,805.47

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials               11,413,916,502    8,639,055,997      32.12

  Coal, Coke                                                  544,804,202      417,977,963      30.34
  Petroleum crude                                           7,194,691,869    4,871,234,994      47.70
  Others                                                    3,674,420,431    3,349,843,040       9.69

Consumer Goods                                              6,487,428,525    6,862,379,275      (5.46)

  Durable                                                   2,983,633,478    2,694,477,164      10.73
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                     1,527,652,554    1,610,872,921      (5.17)
       Home appliances                                        321,764,588      264,037,261      21.86
       Misc. manufactures                                   1,134,216,336      819,566,982      38.39
  Non-Durable                                               3,503,795,047    4,167,902,111     (15.93)
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                 3,258,454,193    4,016,761,558     (18.88)
             Dairy products                                   798,119,780      658,045,054      21.29
             Fish & fish preparation                          142,771,272      104,095,869      37.15
             Rice                                             352,840,310    1,498,820,164     (76.46)
             Fruits & vegetables                              263,412,062      208,387,239      26.41
             Others                                         1,701,310,769    1,547,413,232       9.95
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                             61,499,258       54,240,233      13.38
       Articles of apparel, access.                           183,841,596       96,900,320      89.72

Special Transactions                                          770,179,413      789,901,469      (2.50)

  Articles temporarily imported & exported                    264,503,871      258,975,795       2.13
  Others                                                      505,675,542      530,925,674      (4.76)


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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:  January 25, 2012
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