Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January 2006 December and January 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group January_p | December_r | January_r | (%)
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 3,680,744 100.00 4,209,377 100.00 3,501,396 100.00 (12.56) 5.12
Capital Goods 1,194,987 32.47 1,447,566 34.39 1,112,938 31.79 (17.45) 7.37
Power generating and specialized
machines 161,127 4.38 167,085 3.97 162,570 4.64 (3.57) (0.89)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 226,860 6.16 265,876 6.32 231,825 6.62 (14.67) (2.14)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 715,257 19.43 798,360 18.97 637,451 18.21 (10.41) 12.21
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 39,092 1.06 43,655 1.04 47,161 1.35 (10.45) (17.11)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 20,475 0.56 130,531 3.10 4,627 0.13 (84.31) 342.54
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 32,177 0.87 42,059 1.00 29,304 0.84 (23.50) 9.80
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,484,697 40.34 1,821,161 43.26 1,674,574 47.83 (18.48) (11.34)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 154,430 4.20 149,056 3.54 170,383 4.87 3.61 (9.36)
Wheat 29,576 0.80 36,145 0.86 28,152 0.80 (18.17) 5.06
Corn 8,833 0.24 1,427 0.03 437 0.01 518.82 1,921.52
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 372 0.01 307 0.01 370 0.01 21.15 0.63
Crude materials, inedible 104,812 2.85 96,396 2.29 118,258 3.38 8.73 (11.37)
Pulp & waste paper 5,991 0.16 4,424 0.11 6,247 0.18 35.43 (4.10)
Cotton 3,048 0.08 1,286 0.03 4,029 0.12 136.91 (24.35)
Syn. Fibers 6,297 0.17 4,358 0.10 7,388 0.21 44.49 (14.76)
Metalliferous ores 51,150 1.39 63,752 1.51 74,118 2.12 (19.77) (30.99)
Others 38,326 1.04 22,576 0.54 26,476 0.76 69.77 44.76
Tobacco, unmanufactured 10,836 0.29 14,781 0.35 23,165 0.66 (26.69) (53.22)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,330,267 36.14 1,672,105 39.72 1,504,191 42.96 (20.44) (11.56)
Feeding stuffs for animals 41,522 1.13 26,023 0.62 28,344 0.81 59.56 46.49
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 14,308 0.39 8,640 0.21 12,697 0.36 65.60 12.69
Chemical 284,357 7.73 257,258 6.11 255,867 7.31 10.53 11.13
Chemical compounds 76,227 2.07 66,508 1.58 67,221 1.92 14.61 13.40
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 44,884 1.22 31,200 0.74 36,504 1.04 43.86 22.96
Urea 1,689 0.05 6,553 0.16 6,616 0.19 (74.22) (74.47)
Fertilizer excl. urea 10,944 0.30 11,412 0.27 5,483 0.16 (4.10) 99.60
Artificial resins 73,135 1.99 68,895 1.64 61,471 1.76 6.15 18.97
Others 77,479 2.10 72,690 1.73 78,571 2.24 6.59 (1.39)
Manufactured goods 297,173 8.07 285,776 6.79 291,146 8.32 3.99 2.07
Paper & paper products 33,139 0.90 25,594 0.61 34,635 0.99 29.48 (4.32)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 74,546 2.03 61,965 1.47 53,675 1.53 20.30 38.88
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 17,451 0.47 16,212 0.39 11,497 0.33 7.64 51.79
Iron & steel 80,179 2.18 81,222 1.93 113,310 3.24 (1.28) (29.24)
Non-ferrous metals 44,740 1.22 51,211 1.22 35,790 1.02 (12.64) 25.01
Metal products 26,412 0.72 24,527 0.58 20,812 0.59 7.68 26.90
Others 20,706 0.56 25,045 0.59 21,426 0.61 (17.33) (3.36)
Embroideries 19,604 0.53 19,136 0.45 19,261 0.55 2.44 1.78
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 673,304 18.29 1,061,210 25.21 890,565 25.43 (36.55) (24.40)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - 14,062 0.33 6,312 0.18 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 681,105 18.50 474,268 11.27 409,691 11.70 43.61 66.25
Coal, Coke 18,252 0.50 13,860 0.33 5,985 0.17 31.68 204.96
Petroleum crude 436,476 11.86 319,545 7.59 235,767 6.73 36.59 85.13
Others 226,377 6.15 140,863 3.35 167,939 4.80 60.71 34.80
Consumer Goods 265,286 7.21 248,443 5.90 232,527 6.64 6.78 14.09
Durable 124,186 3.37 113,714 2.70 104,919 3.00 9.21 18.36
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 61,078 1.66 44,880 1.07 44,822 1.28 36.09 36.27
Home appliances 16,119 0.44 16,252 0.39 14,773 0.42 (0.82) 9.11
Misc. manufactures 46,989 1.28 52,581 1.25 45,323 1.29 (10.64) 3.67
Non-Durable 141,100 3.83 134,729 3.20 127,608 3.64 4.73 10.57
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 127,345 3.46 121,154 2.88 116,990 3.34 5.11 8.85
Dairy products 32,110 0.87 23,708 0.56 36,914 1.05 35.44 (13.01)
Fish & fish preparation 7,414 0.20 5,000 0.12 6,217 0.18 48.26 19.26
Rice 28,315 0.77 11,628 0.28 3,129 0.09 143.50 805.03
Fruits & vegetables 11,141 0.30 15,651 0.37 7,547 0.22 (28.81) 47.63
Others 48,366 1.31 65,166 1.55 63,184 1.80 (25.78) (23.45)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,639 0.13 6,487 0.15 4,635 0.13 (28.48) 0.08
Articles of apparel, access. 9,116 0.25 7,089 0.17 5,983 0.17 28.60 52.36
Special Transactions 54,669 1.49 217,939 5.18 71,667 2.05 (74.92) (23.72)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 23,810 0.65 39,763 0.94 40,739 1.16 (40.12) (41.56)
Others 30,859 0.84 178,177 4.23 30,927 0.88 (82.68) (0.22)
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Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
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: March 24, 2006
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