Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to February 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Feb | Jan-Feb | (%)
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Total Imports 7,034,526,664 6,712,624,690 4.80
Capital Goods 2,382,456,160 2,212,340,058 7.69
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 318,872,534 298,447,070 6.84
Office & EDP Machines 448,188,860 480,865,765 (6.80)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,380,481,193 1,266,972,333 8.96
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 91,392,303 89,124,000 2.55
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 72,548,875 13,687,889 430.02
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 70,972,395 63,243,001 12.22
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,813,296,716 3,042,362,810 (7.53)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 228,265,966 242,863,352 (6.01)
Wheat 57,115,584 28,484,118 100.52
Corn 17,155,485 1,377,484 1,145.42
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 706,172 740,550 (4.64)
Crude materials, inedible 139,361,767 185,929,155 (25.05)
Pulp & waste paper 11,343,720 10,737,991 5.64
Cotton 4,631,904 8,871,527 (47.79)
Syn. Fibers 10,448,160 14,697,774 (28.91)
Metalliferous ores 52,375,372 99,498,795 (47.36)
Others 60,562,611 52,123,068 16.19
Tobacco, unmanufactured 13,926,958 26,332,045 (47.11)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,585,030,750 2,799,499,458 (7.66)
Feeding stuffs for animals 73,576,122 47,644,535 54.43
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 24,369,358 21,780,183 11.89
Chemical 508,511,081 475,525,573 6.94
Chemical compounds 128,598,596 120,250,540 6.94
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 84,259,773 72,017,542 17.00
Urea 4,766,577 8,916,363 (46.54)
Fertilizer excl. urea 19,634,344 10,660,241 84.18
Artificial resins 129,500,082 116,966,198 10.72
Others 141,751,709 146,714,689 (3.38)
Manufactured goods 516,206,024 528,386,878 (2.31)
Paper & paper products 62,803,662 63,252,019 (0.71)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 122,090,843 93,811,679 30.14
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 31,486,640 23,400,600 34.55
Iron & steel 131,738,656 205,882,876 (36.01)
Non-ferrous metals 82,630,042 65,239,346 26.66
Metal products 47,404,168 38,407,600 23.42
Others 38,052,013 38,392,758 (0.89)
Embroideries 29,746,184 29,515,417 0.78
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 1,424,118,486 1,682,002,434 (15.33)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 8,503,495 14,644,438 (41.93)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,205,885,867 833,349,881 44.70
Coal, Coke 23,574,155 10,483,300 124.87
Petroleum crude 733,421,355 489,435,657 49.85
Others 448,890,357 333,430,924 34.63
Consumer Goods 511,544,302 493,916,869 3.57
Durable 215,770,697 189,036,985 14.14
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 96,177,386 75,753,679 26.96
Home appliances 25,744,660 30,598,251 (15.86)
Misc. manufactures 93,848,651 82,685,055 13.50
Non-Durable 295,773,605 304,879,884 (2.99)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 273,828,286 288,146,406 (4.97)
Dairy products 63,157,577 75,255,676 (16.08)
Fish & fish preparation 11,205,790 8,646,413 29.60
Rice 74,055,256 56,398,836 31.31
Fruits & vegetables 21,609,678 16,272,028 32.80
Others 103,799,985 131,573,453 (21.11)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,505,542 6,297,987 19.17
Articles of apparel, access. 14,439,777 10,435,491 38.37
Special Transactions 121,343,619 130,655,072 (7.13)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 57,084,670 72,362,068 (21.11)
Others 64,258,949 58,293,004 10.23
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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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