Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
July and June 2012 and July 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group July p | June r | July | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,963,584 100.00 5,088,933 100.00 5,001,325 100.00 (2.5) (0.8)
Capital Goods 1,435,589 28.92 1,761,970 34.62 1,297,656 25.95 (18.5) 10.6
Power generating and specialized
machines 350,231 7.06 346,626 6.81 285,892 5.72 1.0 22.5
Office and electronic data
processing machines 165,771 3.34 178,163 3.50 159,735 3.19 (7.0) 3.8
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 724,504 14.60 743,121 14.60 644,298 12.88 (2.5) 12.4
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 111,093 2.24 111,401 2.19 88,244 1.76 (0.3) 25.9
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 25,429 0.51 337,250 6.63 72,099 1.44 (92.5) (64.7)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 58,560 1.18 45,408 0.89 47,389 0.95 29.0 23.6
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,638,738 33.02 1,747,071 34.33 1,684,985 33.69 (6.2) (2.7)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 170,439 3.43 114,848 2.26 175,021 3.50 48.4 (2.6)
Wheat 86,904 1.75 25,923 0.51 82,840 1.66 235.2 4.9
Corn 3,408 0.07 12,723 0.25 572 0.01 (73.2) 496.2
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 733 0.01 774 0.02 722 0.01 (5.3) 1.4
Crude materials, inedible 71,410 1.44 60,578 1.19 83,827 1.68 17.9 (14.8)
Pulp & waste paper 3,797 0.08 4,504 0.09 6,187 0.12 (15.7) (38.6)
Cotton 2,235 0.05 2,144 0.04 7,454 0.15 4.2 (70.0)
Syn. Fibers 11,012 0.22 7,271 0.14 10,553 0.21 51.4 4.3
Metalliferous ores 3,072 0.06 3,100 0.06 25,844 0.52 (0.9) (88.1)
Others 51,295 1.03 43,558 0.86 33,789 0.68 17.8 51.8
Tobacco, unmanufactured 7,985 0.16 14,851 0.29 7,060 0.14 (46.2) 13.1
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,468,299 29.58 1,632,223 32.07 1,509,964 30.19 (10.0) (2.8)
Feeding stuffs for animals 53,326 1.07 69,029 1.36 43,486 0.87 (22.7) 22.6
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 28,591 0.58 21,536 0.42 59,947 1.20 32.8 (52.3)
Chemical 567,294 11.43 496,768 9.76 525,191 10.50 14.2 8.0
Chemical compounds 140,096 2.82 110,904 2.18 127,609 2.55 26.3 9.8
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 79,301 1.60 72,374 1.42 77,602 1.55 9.6 2.2
Urea 15,794 0.32 12,899 0.25 30,321 0.61 22.4 (47.9)
Fertilizer excl. urea 41,339 0.83 32,966 0.65 26,730 0.53 25.4 54.7
Artificial resins 132,694 2.67 126,826 2.49 133,354 2.67 4.6 (0.5)
Others 158,070 3.18 140,799 2.77 129,574 2.59 12.3 22.0
Manufactured goods 415,225 8.37 443,065 8.71 443,046 8.86 (6.3) (6.3)
Paper & paper products 63,794 1.29 60,647 1.19 56,666 1.13 5.2 12.6
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 50,608 1.02 48,833 0.96 62,783 1.26 3.6 (19.4)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 49,222 0.99 51,125 1.00 37,186 0.74 (3.7) 32.4
Iron & steel 99,296 2.00 113,595 2.23 94,810 1.90 (12.6) 4.7
Non-ferrous metals 51,895 1.05 62,221 1.22 99,169 1.98 (16.6) (47.7)
Metal products 56,541 1.14 57,601 1.13 51,223 1.02 (1.8) 10.4
Others 43,869 0.88 49,043 0.96 41,209 0.82 (10.6) 6.5
Embroideries 6,686 0.13 9,327 0.18 4,363 0.09 (28.3) 53.2
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 397,177 8.00 592,497 11.64 433,930 8.68 (33.0) (8.5)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,151,799 23.20 813,434 15.98 1,312,861 26.25 41.6 (12.3)
Coal, Coke 56,220 1.13 82,718 1.63 63,069 1.26 (32.0) (10.9)
Petroleum crude 624,061 12.57 387,405 7.61 865,713 17.31 61.1 (27.9)
Others 471,518 9.50 343,311 6.75 384,079 7.68 37.3 22.8
Consumer Goods 685,164 13.80 697,082 13.70 635,892 12.71 (1.7) 7.7
Durable 287,491 5.79 322,571 6.34 263,183 5.26 (10.9) 9.2
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 157,416 3.17 191,027 3.75 130,290 2.61 (17.6) 20.8
Home appliances 29,011 0.58 29,909 0.59 28,694 0.57 (3.0) 1.1
Misc. manufactures 101,064 2.04 101,635 2.00 104,198 2.08 (0.6) (3.0)
Non-Durable 397,673 8.01 374,511 7.36 372,710 7.45 6.2 6.7
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 372,980 7.51 354,466 6.97 350,844 7.02 5.2 6.3
Dairy products 61,428 1.24 65,725 1.29 89,408 1.79 (6.5) (31.3)
Fish & fish preparation 16,497 0.33 14,622 0.29 12,137 0.24 12.8 35.9
Rice 103,477 2.08 68,198 1.34 73,440 1.47 51.7 40.9
Fruits & vegetables 23,801 0.48 23,988 0.47 20,140 0.40 (0.8) 18.2
Others 167,778 3.38 181,932 3.58 155,717 3.11 (7.8) 7.7
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,847 0.16 6,637 0.13 3,642 0.07 18.2 115.4
Articles of apparel, access. 16,846 0.34 13,408 0.26 18,224 0.36 25.6 (7.6)
Special Transactions 52,292 1.05 69,377 1.36 69,930 1.40 (24.6) (25.2)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 19,351 0.39 27,992 0.55 27,384 0.55 (30.9) (29.3)
Others 32,942 0.66 41,384 0.81 42,546 0.85 (20.4) (22.6)
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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: September 25, 2012
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