Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
February and January 2006 and February 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group February | January | February | (%)
FOB Value % share| FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 3,357,536 100.00 3,676,990 100.00 3,211,229 100.00 (8.69) 4.56
Capital Goods 1,196,242 35.63 1,186,214 32.26 1,099,402 34.24 0.85 8.81
Power generating and specialized
machines 158,001 4.71 160,871 4.38 135,877 4.23 (1.78) 16.28
Office and electronic data
processing machines 221,569 6.60 226,620 6.16 249,041 7.76 (2.23) (11.03)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 676,686 20.15 703,796 19.14 629,522 19.60 (3.85) 7.49
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 52,303 1.56 39,089 1.06 41,963 1.31 33.80 24.64
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 48,074 1.43 24,475 0.67 9,061 0.28 96.42 430.55
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 39,609 1.18 31,363 0.85 33,939 1.06 26.29 16.71
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,322,620 39.39 1,490,676 40.54 1,367,789 42.59 (11.27) (3.30)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 73,940 2.20 154,326 4.20 72,481 2.26 (52.09) 2.01
Wheat 27,539 0.82 29,576 0.80 332 0.01 (6.89) 8,194.22
Corn 8,322 0.25 8,833 0.24 941 0.03 (5.79) 784.85
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 334 0.01 372 0.01 370 0.01 (10.39) (9.91)
Crude materials, inedible 34,654 1.03 104,708 2.85 67,671 2.11 (66.90) (48.79)
Pulp & waste paper 5,353 0.16 5,991 0.16 4,491 0.14 (10.65) 19.19
Cotton 1,584 0.05 3,048 0.08 4,843 0.15 (48.03) (67.29)
Syn. Fibers 4,151 0.12 6,297 0.17 7,310 0.23 (34.08) (43.21)
Metalliferous ores 1,225 0.04 51,150 1.39 25,380 0.79 (97.61) (95.17)
Others 22,341 0.67 38,222 1.04 25,647 0.80 (41.55) (12.89)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 3,091 0.09 10,836 0.29 3,167 0.10 (71.47) (2.39)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,248,681 37.19 1,336,350 36.34 1,295,308 40.34 (6.56) (3.60)
Feeding stuffs for animals 32,013 0.95 41,563 1.13 19,301 0.60 (22.98) 65.87
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 10,062 0.30 14,308 0.39 9,083 0.28 (29.67) 10.77
Chemical 224,159 6.68 284,352 7.73 219,659 6.84 (21.17) 2.05
Chemical compounds 52,365 1.56 76,234 2.07 53,030 1.65 (31.31) (1.25)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 39,376 1.17 44,884 1.22 35,513 1.11 (12.27) 10.88
Urea 3,078 0.09 1,689 0.05 2,300 0.07 82.20 33.80
Fertilizer excl. urea 8,691 0.26 10,944 0.30 5,177 0.16 (20.58) 67.86
Artificial resins 56,410 1.68 73,090 1.99 55,495 1.73 (22.82) 1.65
Others 64,240 1.91 77,512 2.11 68,143 2.12 (17.12) (5.73)
Manufactured goods 218,291 6.50 297,915 8.10 237,241 7.39 (26.73) (7.99)
Paper & paper products 29,665 0.88 33,139 0.90 28,617 0.89 (10.48) 3.66
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 47,476 1.41 74,615 2.03 40,136 1.25 (36.37) 18.29
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 14,033 0.42 17,454 0.47 11,904 0.37 (19.60) 17.89
Iron & steel 51,562 1.54 80,177 2.18 92,573 2.88 (35.69) (44.30)
Non-ferrous metals 37,910 1.13 44,720 1.22 29,449 0.92 (15.23) 28.73
Metal products 20,317 0.61 27,087 0.74 17,595 0.55 (24.99) 15.47
Others 17,329 0.52 20,723 0.56 16,967 0.53 (16.38) 2.13
Embroideries 10,142 0.30 19,604 0.53 10,254 0.32 (48.27) (1.10)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 745,511 22.20 678,608 18.46 791,438 24.65 9.86 (5.80)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 8,503 0.25 - - 8,332 0.26 - 2.05
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 524,826 15.63 681,060 18.52 423,659 13.19 (22.94) 23.88
Coal, Coke 5,322 0.16 18,252 0.50 4,498 0.14 (70.84) 18.32
Petroleum crude 296,946 8.84 436,476 11.87 253,668 7.90 (31.97) 17.06
Others 222,558 6.63 226,332 6.16 165,492 5.15 (1.67) 34.48
Consumer Goods 246,362 7.34 265,183 7.21 261,390 8.14 (7.10) (5.75)
Durable 91,512 2.73 124,259 3.38 84,118 2.62 (26.35) 8.79
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 34,988 1.04 61,189 1.66 30,931 0.96 (42.82) 13.12
Home appliances 9,625 0.29 16,119 0.44 15,825 0.49 (40.29) (39.18)
Misc. manufactures 46,898 1.40 46,951 1.28 37,362 1.16 (0.11) 25.52
Non-Durable 154,850 4.61 140,924 3.83 177,272 5.52 9.88 (12.65)
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 146,656 4.37 127,172 3.46 171,156 5.33 15.32 (14.31)
Dairy products 31,049 0.92 32,109 0.87 38,342 1.19 (3.30) (19.02)
Fish & fish preparation 3,803 0.11 7,403 0.20 2,430 0.08 (48.63) 56.52
Rice 45,741 1.36 28,315 0.77 53,270 1.66 61.54 (14.13)
Fruits & vegetables 10,589 0.32 11,021 0.30 8,725 0.27 (3.92) 21.36
Others 55,475 1.65 48,325 1.31 68,389 2.13 14.79 (18.88)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 2,870 0.09 4,635 0.13 1,663 0.05 (38.07) 72.63
Articles of apparel, access. 5,324 0.16 9,116 0.25 4,453 0.14 (41.60) 19.57
Special Transactions 67,486 2.01 53,858 1.46 58,988 1.84 25.30 14.41
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 34,897 1.04 22,187 0.60 31,623 0.98 57.28 10.35
Others 32,589 0.97 31,670 0.86 27,366 0.85 2.90 19.09
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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.
Page last updated: April 25, 2006
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