Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
May and April 2012 and May 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group May p | April r | May | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,386,075 100.00 4,772,793 100.00 4,892,571 100.00 12.8 10.1
Capital Goods 1,417,108 26.31 1,213,579 25.43 1,181,937 24.16 16.8 19.9
Power generating and specialized
machines 313,482 5.82 291,503 6.11 290,646 5.94 7.5 7.9
Office and electronic data
processing machines 183,767 3.41 163,161 3.42 158,014 3.23 12.6 16.3
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 705,161 13.09 598,582 12.54 573,284 11.72 17.8 23.0
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 97,669 1.81 99,862 2.09 72,025 1.47 (2.2) 35.6
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 68,091 1.26 18,772 0.39 34,986 0.72 262.7 94.6
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 48,938 0.91 41,700 0.87 52,981 1.08 17.4 (7.6)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,960,442 36.40 1,909,215 40.00 2,316,738 47.35 2.7 (15.4)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 224,809 4.17 132,293 2.77 195,332 3.99 69.9 15.1
Wheat 127,260 2.36 50,745 1.06 78,089 1.60 150.8 63.0
Corn 3,483 0.06 3,739 0.08 5,329 0.11 (6.9) (34.6)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,044 0.02 1,353 0.03 1,059 0.02 (22.8) (1.4)
Crude materials, inedible 79,405 1.47 57,932 1.21 93,995 1.92 37.1 (15.5)
Pulp & waste paper 3,959 0.07 4,618 0.10 8,224 0.17 (14.3) (51.9)
Cotton 1,178 0.02 312 0.01 6,004 0.12 276.9 (80.4)
Syn. Fibers 5,803 0.11 5,826 0.12 8,039 0.16 (0.4) (27.8)
Metalliferous ores 2,001 0.04 2,290 0.05 21,124 0.43 (12.6) (90.5)
Others 66,463 1.23 44,886 0.94 50,603 1.03 48.1 31.3
Tobacco, unmanufactured 13,618 0.25 18,523 0.39 16,861 0.34 (26.5) (19.2)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,735,632 32.22 1,776,922 37.23 2,121,406 43.36 (2.3) (18.2)
Feeding stuffs for animals 82,457 1.53 79,520 1.67 90,660 1.85 3.7 (9.0)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 30,231 0.56 47,397 0.99 52,201 1.07 (36.2) (42.1)
Chemical 547,002 10.16 499,826 10.47 523,821 10.71 9.4 4.4
Chemical compounds 135,526 2.52 107,636 2.26 141,899 2.90 25.9 (4.5)
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 83,484 1.55 79,518 1.67 80,553 1.65 5.0 3.6
Urea 20,631 0.38 9,407 0.20 13,612 0.28 119.3 51.6
Fertilizer excl. urea 25,423 0.47 21,550 0.45 27,797 0.57 18.0 (8.5)
Artificial resins 144,466 2.68 135,632 2.84 122,886 2.51 6.5 17.6
Others 137,472 2.55 146,083 3.06 137,074 2.80 (5.9) 0.3
Manufactured goods 453,577 8.42 444,544 9.31 446,917 9.13 2.0 1.5
Paper & paper products 72,183 1.34 62,041 1.30 64,223 1.31 16.3 12.4
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 58,730 1.09 59,444 1.25 64,549 1.32 (1.2) (9.0)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 46,153 0.86 40,611 0.85 35,743 0.73 13.6 29.1
Iron & steel 116,778 2.17 119,518 2.50 103,314 2.11 (2.3) 13.0
Non-ferrous metals 65,419 1.21 63,248 1.33 73,619 1.50 3.4 (11.1)
Metal products 54,308 1.01 60,873 1.28 63,510 1.30 (10.8) (14.5)
Others 40,005 0.74 38,809 0.81 41,958 0.86 3.1 (4.7)
Embroideries 6,286 0.12 9,868 0.21 4,712 0.10 (36.3) 33.4
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 616,079 11.44 626,855 13.13 1,003,095 20.50 (1.7) (38.6)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - 68,912 1.44 - - (100.0) -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,290,051 23.95 1,055,039 22.11 685,909 14.02 22.3 88.1
Coal, Coke 48,527 0.90 77,919 1.63 39,368 0.80 (37.7) 23.3
Petroleum crude 552,629 10.26 376,546 7.89 282,152 5.77 46.8 95.9
Others 688,895 12.79 600,574 12.58 364,388 7.45 14.7 89.1
Consumer Goods 660,440 12.26 550,238 11.53 650,533 13.30 20.0 1.5
Durable 331,119 6.15 233,514 4.89 255,532 5.22 41.8 29.6
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 202,227 3.75 107,851 2.26 111,160 2.27 87.5 81.9
Home appliances 24,705 0.46 25,488 0.53 26,959 0.55 (3.1) (8.4)
Misc. manufactures 104,188 1.93 100,175 2.10 117,413 2.40 4.0 (11.3)
Non-Durable 329,320 6.11 316,723 6.64 395,001 8.07 4.0 (16.6)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 305,602 5.67 293,928 6.16 375,444 7.67 4.0 (18.6)
Dairy products 66,143 1.23 71,754 1.50 84,846 1.73 (7.8) (22.0)
Fish & fish preparation 28,700 0.53 11,012 0.23 15,499 0.32 160.6 85.2
Rice 28,112 0.52 29,191 0.61 91,100 1.86 (3.7) (69.1)
Fruits & vegetables 29,909 0.56 28,014 0.59 23,287 0.48 6.8 28.4
Others 152,738 2.84 153,957 3.23 160,713 3.28 (0.8) (5.0)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,614 0.14 7,649 0.16 3,690 0.08 (0.5) 106.4
Articles of apparel, access. 16,104 0.30 15,147 0.32 15,867 0.32 6.3 1.5
Special Transactions 58,035 1.08 44,723 0.94 57,454 1.17 29.8 1.0
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 18,374 0.34 16,050 0.34 16,949 0.35 14.5 8.4
Others 39,661 0.74 28,672 0.60 40,505 0.83 38.3 (2.1)
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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: July 25, 2012
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