Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
August and July 2012 and August 2011
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2012 | 2011 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group August p | July r | August | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,057,239 100.00 4,963,154 100.00 5,076,381 100.00 1.9 (0.4)
Capital Goods 1,372,176 27.13 1,435,688 28.93 1,428,323 28.14 (4.4) (3.9)
Power generating and specialized
machines 302,306 5.98 350,388 7.06 310,684 6.12 (13.7) (2.7)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 165,902 3.28 165,755 3.34 177,227 3.49 0.1 (6.4)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 720,601 14.25 724,459 14.60 736,951 14.52 (0.5) (2.2)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 113,605 2.25 111,092 2.24 88,540 1.74 2.3 28.3
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 22,581 0.45 25,429 0.51 67,795 1.34 (11.2) (66.7)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 47,181 0.93 58,566 1.18 47,125 0.93 (19.4) 0.1
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,972,637 39.01 1,638,181 33.01 1,976,969 38.94 20.4 (0.2)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 292,520 5.78 170,433 3.43 364,661 7.18 71.6 (19.8)
Wheat 67,875 1.34 86,904 1.75 57,271 1.13 (21.9) 18.5
Corn 804 0.02 3,408 0.07 1,200 0.02 (76.4) (32.9)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 538 0.01 733 0.01 579 0.01 (26.6) (7.1)
Crude materials, inedible 211,696 4.19 71,404 1.44 292,444 5.76 196.5 (27.6)
Pulp & waste paper 2,373 0.05 3,797 0.08 6,702 0.13 (37.5) (64.6)
Cotton 344 0.01 2,235 0.05 97 0.00 (84.6) 256.0
Syn. Fibers 9,001 0.18 11,012 0.22 6,388 0.13 (18.3) 40.9
Metalliferous ores 1,755 0.03 3,072 0.06 225,194 4.44 (42.9) (99.2)
Others 198,223 3.92 51,289 1.03 54,064 1.07 286.5 266.6
Tobacco, unmanufactured 11,607 0.23 7,985 0.16 13,167 0.26 45.4 (11.8)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,680,117 33.22 1,467,748 29.57 1,612,308 31.76 14.5 4.2
Feeding stuffs for animals 97,265 1.92 53,326 1.07 59,558 1.17 82.4 63.3
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 27,141 0.54 28,591 0.58 41,611 0.82 (5.1) (34.8)
Chemical 511,982 10.12 567,301 11.43 545,254 10.74 (9.8) (6.1)
Chemical compounds 126,355 2.50 140,096 2.82 121,543 2.39 (9.8) 4.0
Medicinal &
pharmaceutical chemicals 75,222 1.49 79,301 1.60 74,367 1.46 (5.1) 1.1
Urea 23,215 0.46 15,794 0.32 7,196 0.14 47.0 222.6
Fertilizer excl. urea 39,816 0.79 41,339 0.83 27,853 0.55 (3.7) 43.0
Artificial resins 122,743 2.43 132,694 2.67 172,326 3.39 (7.5) (28.8)
Others 124,631 2.46 158,077 3.19 141,969 2.80 (21.2) (12.2)
Manufactured goods 405,803 8.02 414,669 8.35 437,554 8.62 (2.1) (7.3)
Paper & paper products 57,236 1.13 63,794 1.29 56,486 1.11 (10.3) 1.3
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 43,017 0.85 50,604 1.02 57,924 1.14 (15.0) (25.7)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 46,746 0.92 49,212 0.99 36,495 0.72 (5.0) 28.1
Iron & steel 115,633 2.29 99,318 2.00 121,101 2.39 16.4 (4.5)
Non-ferrous metals 54,874 1.09 51,895 1.05 74,938 1.48 5.7 (26.8)
Metal products 45,996 0.91 55,978 1.13 52,128 1.03 (17.8) (11.8)
Others 42,302 0.84 43,869 0.88 38,482 0.76 (3.6) 9.9
Embroideries 6,354 0.13 6,686 0.13 3,221 0.06 (5.0) 97.3
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 631,573 12.49 397,174 8.00 525,111 10.34 59.0 20.3
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - - - - -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 1,002,770 19.83 1,151,800 23.21 984,904 19.40 (12.9) 1.8
Coal, Coke 64,423 1.27 56,220 1.13 54,139 1.07 14.6 19.0
Petroleum crude 515,225 10.19 624,061 12.57 591,059 11.64 (17.4) (12.8)
Others 423,122 8.37 471,519 9.50 339,706 6.69 (10.3) 24.6
Consumer Goods 651,705 12.89 685,191 13.81 594,164 11.70 (4.9) 9.7
Durable 293,647 5.81 287,513 5.79 285,076 5.62 2.1 3.0
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 158,057 3.13 157,417 3.17 148,774 2.93 0.4 6.2
Home appliances 28,587 0.57 29,031 0.58 26,795 0.53 (1.5) 6.7
Misc. manufactures 107,003 2.12 101,065 2.04 109,507 2.16 5.9 (2.3)
Non-Durable 358,058 7.08 397,679 8.01 309,088 6.09 (10.0) 15.8
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 330,903 6.54 372,986 7.52 280,110 5.52 (11.3) 18.1
Dairy products 66,057 1.31 61,428 1.24 58,897 1.16 7.5 12.2
Fish & fish preparation 12,573 0.25 16,497 0.33 16,549 0.33 (23.8) (24.0)
Rice 42,682 0.84 103,489 2.09 32,282 0.64 (58.8) 32.2
Fruits & vegetables 24,154 0.48 23,785 0.48 24,339 0.48 1.6 (0.8)
Others 185,436 3.67 167,787 3.38 148,043 2.92 10.5 25.3
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 8,007 0.16 7,847 0.16 6,570 0.13 2.0 21.9
Articles of apparel, access. 19,149 0.38 16,846 0.34 22,409 0.44 13.7 (14.5)
Special Transactions 57,952 1.15 52,293 1.05 92,021 1.81 10.8 (37.0)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 21,170 0.42 19,351 0.39 47,515 0.94 9.4 (55.4)
Others 36,782 0.73 32,943 0.66 44,507 0.88 11.7 (17.4)
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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: October 25, 2012
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