Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
December and November 2011 and December 2010
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2011 | 2010 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group December p | November r | December | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,627,792 100.00 4,989,646 100.00 4,949,142 100.00 (7.25) (6.49)
Capital Goods 1,263,304 27.30 1,347,761 27.01 1,411,319 28.52 (6.27) (10.49)
Power generating and specialized
machines 295,647 6.39 307,242 6.16 284,009 5.74 (3.77) 4.10
Office and electronic data
processing machines 137,239 2.97 149,086 2.99 149,963 3.03 (7.95) (8.48)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 660,394 14.27 701,017 14.05 703,389 14.21 (5.79) (6.11)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 69,641 1.50 95,562 1.92 87,824 1.77 (27.12) (20.70)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 60,110 1.30 43,972 0.88 135,572 2.74 36.70 (55.66)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 40,272 0.87 50,882 1.02 50,562 1.02 (20.85) (20.35)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,748,175 37.78 1,850,865 37.09 1,971,982 39.84 (5.55) (11.35)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 231,334 5.00 206,457 4.14 144,111 2.91 12.05 60.53
Wheat 141,659 3.06 71,260 1.43 17,692 0.36 98.79 700.68
Corn 7,897 0.17 4,566 0.09 2,077 0.04 72.96 280.17
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,420 0.03 610 0.01 602 0.01 132.54 135.79
Crude materials, inedible 72,867 1.57 113,308 2.27 116,496 2.35 (35.69) (37.45)
Pulp & waste paper 3,060 0.07 4,342 0.09 5,666 0.11 (29.52) (45.99)
Cotton 1,196 0.03 1,207 0.02 3,214 0.06 (0.89) (62.79)
Syn. Fibers 9,379 0.20 7,420 0.15 6,920 0.14 26.40 35.55
Metalliferous ores 23,022 0.50 47,426 0.95 59,185 1.20 (51.46) (61.10)
Others 36,210 0.78 52,914 1.06 41,512 0.84 (31.57) (12.77)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 7,492 0.16 16,712 0.33 7,243 0.15 (55.17) 3.44
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,516,841 32.78 1,644,408 32.96 1,827,871 36.93 (7.76) (17.02)
Feeding stuffs for animals 66,069 1.43 76,963 1.54 52,549 1.06 (14.16) 25.73
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 52,772 1.14 57,786 1.16 16,298 0.33 (8.68) 223.80
Chemical 475,551 10.28 523,610 10.49 446,881 9.03 (9.18) 6.42
Chemical compounds 117,414 2.54 146,691 2.94 106,056 2.14 (19.96) 10.71
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 65,115 1.41 66,012 1.32 56,152 1.13 (1.36) 15.96
Urea 35,892 0.78 17,422 0.35 23,217 0.47 106.02 54.59
Fertilizer excl. urea 22,253 0.48 28,200 0.57 42,053 0.85 (21.09) (47.08)
Artificial resins 125,882 2.72 136,435 2.73 99,477 2.01 (7.73) 26.54
Others 108,995 2.36 128,850 2.58 119,926 2.42 (15.41) (9.11)
Manufactured goods 408,706 8.83 409,583 8.21 404,589 8.17 (0.21) 1.02
Paper & paper products 54,260 1.17 50,705 1.02 52,371 1.06 7.01 3.61
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 56,115 1.21 61,435 1.23 53,336 1.08 (8.66) 5.21
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 41,515 0.90 38,291 0.77 33,835 0.68 8.42 22.70
Iron & steel 112,181 2.42 104,743 2.10 116,778 2.36 7.10 (3.94)
Non-ferrous metals 47,380 1.02 55,085 1.10 50,420 1.02 (13.99) (6.03)
Metal products 61,654 1.33 59,298 1.19 71,597 1.45 3.97 (13.89)
Others 35,601 0.77 40,026 0.80 26,252 0.53 (11.06) 35.61
Embroideries 4,517 0.10 5,612 0.11 4,743 0.10 (19.52) (4.77)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 509,225 11.00 570,854 11.44 902,811 18.24 (10.80) (43.60)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,049,499 22.68 1,130,745 22.66 949,560 19.19 (7.19) 10.52
Coal, Coke 50,819 1.10 59,768 1.20 48,311 0.98 (14.97) 5.19
Petroleum crude 589,833 12.75 774,372 15.52 561,621 11.35 (23.83) 5.02
Others 408,847 8.83 296,605 5.94 339,628 6.86 37.84 20.38
Consumer Goods 497,040 10.74 590,553 11.84 545,429 11.02 (15.83) (8.87)
Durable 226,607 4.90 281,401 5.64 260,663 5.27 (19.47) (13.07)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 109,793 2.37 131,836 2.64 151,516 3.06 (16.72) (27.54)
Home appliances 22,473 0.49 37,890 0.76 21,742 0.44 (40.69) 3.36
Misc. manufactures 94,341 2.04 111,675 2.24 87,405 1.77 (15.52) 7.94
Non-Durable 270,432 5.84 309,152 6.20 284,766 5.75 (12.52) (5.03)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 246,404 5.32 281,472 5.64 260,764 5.27 (12.46) (5.51)
Dairy products 45,349 0.98 74,284 1.49 57,329 1.16 (38.95) (20.90)
Fish & fish preparation 10,454 0.23 15,463 0.31 18,898 0.38 (32.39) (44.68)
Rice 1,265 0.03 2,493 0.05 305 0.01 (49.27) 314.89
Fruits & vegetables 58,028 1.25 36,608 0.73 44,347 0.90 58.51 30.85
Others 131,308 2.84 152,624 3.06 139,885 2.83 (13.97) (6.13)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 8,634 0.19 8,796 0.18 10,585 0.21 (1.84) (18.43)
Articles of apparel, access. 15,394 0.33 18,883 0.38 13,417 0.27 (18.48) 14.74
Special Transactions 69,774 1.51 69,722 1.40 70,852 1.43 0.07 (1.52)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 22,709 0.49 19,351 0.39 16,073 0.32 17.36 41.29
Others 47,065 1.02 50,372 1.01 54,779 1.11 (6.56) (14.08)
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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: February 28, 2012
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