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

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                                                                  2011    |       2010     | Growth Rate
Commodity Group                                                  Jan-Dec  |      Jan-Dec   |     (%)
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Total Imports                                              60,138,755,791    54,932,916,987      9.48

Capital Goods                                              15,275,104,350    16,515,713,534     (7.51)

  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                   3,510,388,028     2,975,847,460     17.96
  Office & EDP Machines                                     1,829,293,561     2,455,176,780    (25.49)
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                     7,732,793,970     8,767,304,253    (11.80)
  Land transport equipment excluding
    passenger cars and motorized cycle                      1,056,829,073       971,796,712      8.75
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                   594,247,564       749,183,603    (20.68)
  Professional Scientific & Controlling Instruments,
    Photographic Equipment & Optical Goods                    551,552,154       596,404,726     (7.52)

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                         24,574,351,575    20,560,025,916     19.52

  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                 2,553,956,253     2,529,574,718      0.96
       Wheat                                                  858,370,476       473,011,932     81.47
       Corn                                                    44,385,187        72,760,647    (39.00)
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                      10,272,348        18,414,346    (44.22)
       Crude materials, inedible                            1,494,122,166     1,848,695,391    (19.18)
             Pulp & waste paper                                94,303,587        58,537,826     61.10
             Cotton                                            39,378,198        30,440,006     29.36
             Syn. Fibers                                       96,395,278        89,190,792      8.08
             Metalliferous ores                               713,849,179     1,238,700,622    (42.37)
             Others                                           550,195,924       431,826,145     27.41
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                                146,806,076       116,692,402     25.81
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                             22,020,395,322    18,030,451,198     22.13
       Feeding stuffs for animals                             809,809,037       619,424,799     30.74
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                         542,951,297       183,639,228    195.66
       Chemical                                             6,336,538,023     5,237,628,402     20.98
             Chemical compounds                             1,670,753,558     1,377,480,011     21.29
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.                 913,655,570       782,559,343     16.75
             Urea                                             201,932,269       161,645,704     24.92
             Fertilizer excl. urea                            286,041,028       238,920,349     19.72
             Artificial resins                              1,620,461,467     1,178,317,781     37.52
             Others                                         1,643,694,131     1,498,705,214      9.67
       Manufactured goods                                   5,340,196,456     4,233,558,391     26.14
             Paper & paper products                           737,365,994       597,843,840     23.34
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles         746,613,025       511,796,534     45.88
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures                435,668,183       363,627,026     19.81
             Iron & steel                                   1,344,963,437     1,227,348,317      9.58
             Non-ferrous metals                               905,182,726       626,032,236     44.59
             Metal products                                   713,754,786       578,084,265     23.47
             Others                                           456,648,305       328,826,173     38.87
       Embroideries                                            57,087,986        84,528,002    (32.46)
       Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt.                8,832,859,020     7,670,824,417     15.15
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                             100,953,503           847,959 11,805.47

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials               12,463,405,676     9,588,616,217     29.98

  Coal, Coke                                                  595,621,050       466,288,752     27.74
  Petroleum crude                                           7,784,525,096     5,432,856,402     43.29
  Others                                                    4,083,259,530     3,689,471,063     10.67

Consumer Goods                                              6,982,673,731     7,407,808,075     (5.74)

  Durable                                                   3,208,886,222     2,955,140,451      8.59
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                     1,637,457,787     1,762,388,756     (7.09)
       Home appliances                                        342,707,012       285,779,626     19.92
       Misc. manufactures                                   1,228,721,423       906,972,069     35.48
  Non-Durable                                               3,773,787,509     4,452,667,624    (15.25)
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                 3,504,340,123     4,277,525,265    (18.08)
             Dairy products                                   843,466,990       715,374,079     17.91
             Fish & fish preparation                          153,225,038       122,993,673     24.58
             Rice                                             354,105,035     1,499,125,012    (76.38)
             Fruits & vegetables                              321,433,737       252,734,689     27.18
             Others                                         1,832,109,323     1,687,297,812      8.58
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                             70,143,791        64,825,225      8.20
       Articles of apparel, access.                           199,303,595       110,317,134     80.66

Special Transactions                                          843,220,459       860,753,245     (2.04)

  Articles temporarily imported & exported                    287,091,961       275,048,556      4.38
  Others                                                      556,128,498       585,704,689     (5.05)

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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:  February 28, 2012
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