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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