Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January 2012 and December and January 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group January p | December r | January | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,133,543 100.00 4,633,316 100.00 5,302,439 100.00 10.80 (3.19)
Capital Goods 1,325,899 25.83 1,266,018 27.32 1,377,932 25.99 4.73 (3.78)
Power generating and specialized
machines 276,193 5.38 295,802 6.38 315,651 5.95 (6.63) (12.50)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 155,786 3.03 137,244 2.96 156,507 2.95 13.51 (0.46)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 692,758 13.49 662,942 14.31 748,509 14.12 4.50 (7.45)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 97,017 1.89 69,640 1.50 99,247 1.87 39.31 (2.25)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 63,201 1.23 60,109 1.30 16,838 0.32 5.14 275.34
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 40,944 0.80 40,281 0.87 41,180 0.78 1.65 (0.57)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,915,477 37.31 1,750,151 37.77 2,381,242 44.91 9.45 (19.56)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 244,295 4.76 231,298 4.99 287,590 5.42 5.62 (15.05)
Wheat 21,678 0.42 141,655 3.06 53,349 1.01 (84.70) (59.37)
Corn 11,219 0.22 7,897 0.17 1,727 0.03 42.07 549.78
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,074 0.02 1,420 0.03 539 0.01 (24.34) 99.30
Crude materials, inedible 196,220 3.82 72,835 1.57 218,658 4.12 169.41 (10.26)
Pulp & waste paper 3,810 0.07 3,078 0.07 8,601 0.16 23.78 (55.70)
Cotton 1,420 0.03 1,196 0.03 2,219 0.04 18.73 (36.01)
Syn. Fibers 5,171 0.10 9,290 0.20 7,856 0.15 (44.34) (34.18)
Metalliferous ores 135,993 2.65 23,022 0.50 149,364 2.82 490.72 (8.95)
Others 49,826 0.97 36,249 0.78 50,618 0.95 37.45 (1.57)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 14,103 0.27 7,492 0.16 13,317 0.25 88.25 5.90
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,671,183 32.55 1,518,853 32.78 2,093,652 39.48 10.03 (20.18)
Feeding stuffs for animals 66,594 1.30 66,123 1.43 63,286 1.19 0.71 5.23
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 45,063 0.88 52,797 1.14 24,370 0.46 (14.65) 84.91
Chemical 548,659 10.69 476,657 10.29 547,887 10.33 15.11 0.14
Chemical compounds 151,510 2.95 117,422 2.53 137,251 2.59 29.03 10.39
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 64,942 1.27 65,252 1.41 81,478 1.54 (0.48) (20.30)
Urea 16,565 0.32 35,891 0.77 25,644 0.48 (53.85) (35.40)
Fertilizer excl. urea 33,003 0.64 22,252 0.48 18,042 0.34 48.31 82.92
Artificial resins 144,693 2.82 125,991 2.72 146,590 2.76 14.84 (1.29)
Others 137,947 2.69 109,848 2.37 138,882 2.62 25.58 (0.67)
Manufactured goods 446,451 8.70 408,957 8.83 461,457 8.70 9.17 (3.25)
Paper & paper products 68,131 1.33 54,393 1.17 56,553 1.07 25.26 20.47
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 57,973 1.13 56,203 1.21 64,381 1.21 3.15 (9.95)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 35,531 0.69 41,548 0.90 37,867 0.71 (14.48) (6.17)
Iron & steel 132,745 2.59 112,179 2.42 120,507 2.27 18.33 10.16
Non-ferrous metals 58,941 1.15 47,379 1.02 77,953 1.47 24.40 (24.39)
Metal products 55,769 1.09 61,656 1.33 64,153 1.21 (9.55) (13.07)
Others 37,361 0.73 35,600 0.77 40,043 0.76 4.95 (6.70)
Embroideries 5,769 0.11 4,517 0.10 6,212 0.12 27.73 (7.13)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 558,647 10.88 509,803 11.00 990,441 18.68 9.58 (43.60)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,320,881 25.73 1,049,471 22.65 909,023 17.14 25.86 45.31
Coal, Coke 61,466 1.20 50,817 1.10 38,554 0.73 20.96 59.43
Petroleum crude 881,526 17.17 589,833 12.73 560,015 10.56 49.45 57.41
Others 377,888 7.36 408,820 8.82 310,454 5.85 (7.57) 21.72
Consumer Goods 520,769 10.14 497,934 10.75 560,393 10.57 4.59 (7.07)
Durable 255,298 4.97 226,854 4.90 279,977 5.28 12.54 (8.81)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 136,940 2.67 109,791 2.37 157,496 2.97 24.73 (13.05)
Home appliances 20,480 0.40 22,673 0.49 25,518 0.48 (9.67) (19.74)
Misc. manufactures 97,878 1.91 94,390 2.04 96,963 1.83 3.70 0.94
Non-Durable 265,471 5.17 271,080 5.85 280,416 5.29 (2.07) (5.33)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 242,688 4.73 247,055 5.33 263,130 4.96 (1.77) (7.77)
Dairy products 66,006 1.29 45,484 0.98 75,367 1.42 45.12 (12.42)
Fish & fish preparation 15,573 0.30 10,516 0.23 14,592 0.28 48.09 6.72
Rice 8,231 0.16 1,265 0.03 b 0.00 550.79 3,563,114.72
Fruits & vegetables 28,913 0.56 58,134 1.25 23,523 0.44 (50.26) 22.92
Others 123,965 2.41 131,656 2.84 149,647 2.82 (5.84) (17.16)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 6,090 0.12 8,634 0.19 3,228 0.06 (29.46) 88.68
Articles of apparel, access. 16,693 0.33 15,391 0.33 14,058 0.27 8.46 18.74
Special Transactions 50,516 0.98 69,742 1.51 73,849 1.39 (27.57) (31.60)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 16,166 0.31 22,667 0.49 20,416 0.39 (28.68) (20.82)
Others 34,351 0.67 47,075 1.02 53,434 1.01 (27.03) (35.71)
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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
b less than 1,000
Page last updated: March 27, 2012
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