Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
April and March 2012 and April 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group April p | March r | April | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,769,880 100.00 5,370,973 100.00 5,525,435 100.00 (11.2) (13.7)
Capital Goods 1,212,835 25.43 1,312,179 24.43 1,097,963 19.87 (7.6) 10.5
Power generating and specialized
machines 292,085 6.12 295,727 5.51 273,847 4.96 (1.2) 6.7
Office and electronic data
processing machines 162,842 3.41 173,108 3.22 123,696 2.24 (5.9) 31.6
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 598,248 12.54 614,583 11.44 570,029 10.32 (2.7) 5.0
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 99,742 2.09 111,326 2.07 65,614 1.19 (10.4) 52.0
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 18,772 0.39 68,003 1.27 17,726 0.32 (72.4) 5.9
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 41,146 0.86 49,432 0.92 47,051 0.85 (16.8) (12.5)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,908,165 40.00 1,875,446 34.92 2,402,426 43.48 1.7 (20.6)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 132,269 2.77 234,783 4.37 185,698 3.36 (43.7) (28.8)
Wheat 50,746 1.06 87,496 1.63 53,136 0.96 (42.0) (4.5)
Corn 3,714 0.08 7,908 0.15 5,322 0.10 (53.0) (30.2)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,353 0.03 652 0.01 1,018 0.02 107.4 32.9
Crude materials, inedible 57,933 1.21 121,017 2.25 113,593 2.06 (52.1) (49.0)
Pulp & waste paper 4,618 0.10 5,728 0.11 9,505 0.17 (19.4) (51.4)
Cotton 312 0.01 1,390 0.03 2,810 0.05 (77.5) (88.9)
Syn. Fibers 5,826 0.12 5,999 0.11 10,030 0.18 (2.9) (41.9)
Metalliferous ores 2,290 0.05 61,341 1.14 39,688 0.72 (96.3) (94.2)
Others 44,886 0.94 46,560 0.87 51,559 0.93 (3.6) (12.9)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 18,523 0.39 17,710 0.33 12,630 0.23 4.6 46.7
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,775,896 37.23 1,640,663 30.55 2,216,728 40.12 8.2 (19.9)
Feeding stuffs for animals 79,521 1.67 68,640 1.28 79,218 1.43 15.9 0.4
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 47,398 0.99 51,484 0.96 51,651 0.93 (7.9) (8.2)
Chemical 499,065 10.46 536,203 9.98 554,350 10.03 (6.9) (10.0)
Chemical compounds 107,594 2.26 145,611 2.71 151,623 2.74 (26.1) (29.0)
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 79,056 1.66 84,899 1.58 80,540 1.46 (6.9) (1.8)
Urea 9,407 0.20 6,799 0.13 16,641 0.30 38.4 (43.5)
Fertilizer excl. urea 21,550 0.45 22,084 0.41 18,778 0.34 (2.4) 14.8
Artificial resins 135,580 2.84 140,955 2.62 133,239 2.41 (3.8) 1.8
Others 145,877 3.06 135,855 2.53 153,529 2.78 7.4 (5.0)
Manufactured goods 444,393 9.32 430,396 8.01 482,444 8.73 3.3 (7.9)
Paper & paper products 61,889 1.30 61,732 1.15 68,344 1.24 0.3 (9.4)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 59,397 1.25 58,943 1.10 74,726 1.35 0.8 (20.5)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 40,552 0.85 35,976 0.67 37,981 0.69 12.7 6.8
Iron & steel 119,866 2.51 117,489 2.19 130,371 2.36 2.0 (8.1)
Non-ferrous metals 63,242 1.33 63,476 1.18 68,381 1.24 (0.4) (7.5)
Metal products 60,652 1.27 52,855 0.98 65,108 1.18 14.8 (6.8)
Others 38,795 0.81 39,926 0.74 37,532 0.68 (2.8) 3.4
Embroideries 9,868 0.21 8,674 0.16 4,806 0.09 13.8 105.3
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 626,737 13.14 545,265 10.15 1,044,259 18.90 14.9 (40.0)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 68,913 1.44 - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,055,056 22.12 1,543,054 28.73 1,393,057 25.21 (31.6) (24.3)
Coal, Coke 77,921 1.63 37,440 0.70 68,215 1.23 108.1 14.2
Petroleum crude 376,552 7.89 1,073,959 20.00 967,620 17.51 (64.9) (61.1)
Others 600,583 12.59 431,655 8.04 357,222 6.47 39.1 68.1
Consumer Goods 549,420 11.52 593,796 11.06 565,531 10.24 (7.5) (2.8)
Durable 232,923 4.88 270,620 5.04 234,000 4.23 (13.9) (0.5)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 107,799 2.26 148,780 2.77 101,764 1.84 (27.5) 5.9
Home appliances 25,387 0.53 24,494 0.46 26,230 0.47 3.6 (3.2)
Misc. manufactures 99,737 2.09 97,347 1.81 106,006 1.92 2.5 (5.9)
Non-Durable 316,498 6.64 323,175 6.02 331,532 6.00 (2.1) (4.5)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 293,794 6.16 291,217 5.42 312,050 5.65 0.9 (5.9)
Dairy products 71,748 1.50 63,541 1.18 74,102 1.34 12.9 (3.2)
Fish & fish preparation 11,015 0.23 21,490 0.40 13,447 0.24 (48.7) (18.1)
Rice 29,192 0.61 11,985 0.22 30,368 0.55 143.6 (3.9)
Fruits & vegetables 28,011 0.59 33,785 0.63 23,517 0.43 (17.1) 19.1
Others 153,828 3.22 160,416 2.99 170,616 3.09 (4.1) (9.8)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,649 0.16 7,250 0.13 4,134 0.07 5.5 85.0
Articles of apparel, access. 15,056 0.32 24,708 0.46 15,347 0.28 (39.1) (1.9)
Special Transactions 44,403 0.93 46,498 0.87 66,458 1.20 (4.5) (33.2)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 16,183 0.34 18,932 0.35 20,784 0.38 (14.5) (22.1)
Others 28,220 0.59 27,567 0.51 45,674 0.83 2.4 (38.2)
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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: June 26, 2012
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