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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