Table 7 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods: November 2006
Based on 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 |Growth Rate
Commodity Group November | October |
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly
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Total Imports 4,508,087 100.00 4,677,132 100.00 (3.61)
Capital Goods 1,444,361 32.04 1,566,407 33.49 (7.79)
Power generating and specialized
machines 172,211 3.82 213,203 4.56 (19.23)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 297,243 6.59 302,459 6.47 (1.72)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 802,854 17.81 921,030 19.69 (12.83)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 77,503 1.72 78,062 1.67 (0.72)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 55,069 1.22 9,926 0.21 454.81
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 39,481 0.88 41,728 0.89 (5.39)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,909,277 42.35 2,134,439 45.64 (10.55)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 157,566 3.50 144,107 3.08 9.34
Wheat 24,684 0.55 37,969 0.81 (34.99)
Corn 1,617 0.04 2,922 0.06 (44.66)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 404 0.01 363 0.01 11.20
Crude materials, inedible 118,288 2.62 84,436 1.81 40.09
Pulp & waste paper 3,428 0.08 5,002 0.11 (31.47)
Cotton 3,427 0.08 1,042 0.02 228.95
Syn. Fibers 5,326 0.12 8,644 0.18 (38.39)
Metalliferous ores 73,226 1.62 38,157 0.82 91.91
Others 32,880 0.73 31,591 0.68 4.08
Tobacco, unmanufactured 12,573 0.28 18,417 0.39 (31.73)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,751,711 38.86 1,990,332 42.55 (11.99)
Feeding stuffs for animals 39,049 0.87 42,741 0.91 (8.64)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 12,575 0.28 18,036 0.39 (30.28)
Chemical 296,899 6.59 322,945 6.90 (8.07)
Chemical compounds 69,662 1.55 90,138 1.93 (22.72)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 46,442 1.03 42,868 0.92 8.34
Urea 10,932 0.24 6,009 0.13 81.91
Fertilizer excl. urea 14,168 0.31 12,946 0.28 9.44
Artificial resins 75,677 1.68 81,726 1.75 (7.40)
Others 80,019 1.78 89,257 1.91 (10.35)
Manufactured goods 282,067 6.26 337,162 7.21 (16.34)
Paper & paper products 37,340 0.83 43,172 0.92 (13.51)
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 64,219 1.42 72,442 1.55 (11.35)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 17,240 0.38 16,182 0.35 6.54
Iron & steel 69,975 1.55 91,133 1.95 (23.22)
Non-ferrous metals 46,493 1.03 52,620 1.13 (11.64)
Metal products 26,331 0.58 41,979 0.90 (37.28)
Others 20,468 0.45 19,634 0.42 4.25
Embroideries 14,492 0.32 25,926 0.55 (44.10)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,104,307 24.50 1,242,265 26.56 (11.11)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 2,322 0.05 1,257 0.03 84.75
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 783,559 17.38 583,681 12.48 34.24
Coal, Coke 33,105 0.73 23,340 0.50 41.84
Petroleum crude 507,999 11.27 386,467 8.26 31.45
Others 242,455 5.38 173,875 3.72 39.44
Consumer Goods 306,961 6.81 303,747 6.49 1.06
Durable 168,031 3.73 166,337 3.56 1.02
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 84,285 1.87 85,548 1.83 (1.48)
Home appliances 22,603 0.50 25,220 0.54 (10.38)
Misc. manufactures 61,143 1.36 55,568 1.19 10.03
Non-Durable 138,930 3.08 137,410 2.94 1.11
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 121,822 2.70 120,683 2.58 0.94
Dairy products 31,270 0.69 36,249 0.78 (13.74)
Fish & fish preparation 7,743 0.17 5,438 0.12 42.39
Rice 140 0.00 1,525 0.03 (90.79)
Fruits & vegetables 16,777 0.37 14,482 0.31 15.85
Others 65,892 1.46 62,989 1.35 4.61
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 10,197 0.23 9,029 0.19 12.94
Articles of apparel, access. 6,911 0.15 7,697 0.16 (10.22)
Special Transactions 63,929 1.42 88,858 1.90 (28.05)
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 31,712 0.70 19,080 0.41 66.21
Others 32,217 0.71 69,777 1.49 (53.83)
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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.
Page last updated: January 25, 2007
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