Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
March and February 2006 and March 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group March | February | March | (%)
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,137,837 100.00 3,357,689 100.00 3,832,011 100.00 23.23 7.98
Capital Goods 1,330,497 32.15 1,196,868 35.65 1,274,184 33.25 11.16 4.42
Power generating and specialized
machines 180,973 4.37 158,434 4.72 163,247 4.26 14.23 10.86
Office and electronic data
processing machines 252,260 6.10 221,515 6.60 281,333 7.34 13.88 (10.33)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 771,789 18.65 676,932 20.16 722,042 18.84 14.01 6.89
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 73,004 1.76 52,301 1.56 57,372 1.50 39.58 27.25
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 17,526 0.42 48,074 1.43 11,051 0.29 (63.54) 58.60
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 34,944 0.84 39,611 1.18 39,140 1.02 (11.78) (10.72)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,752,232 42.35 1,322,689 39.39 1,706,228 44.53 32.47 2.70
Unprocessed Raw Materials 158,615 3.83 73,362 2.18 144,938 3.78 116.21 9.44
Wheat 61,123 1.48 27,539 0.82 36,768 0.96 121.95 66.24
Corn 4,355 0.11 8,322 0.25 1,092 0.03 (47.67) 298.92
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 630 0.02 334 0.01 308 0.01 88.78 104.39
Crude materials, inedible 81,308 1.96 34,076 1.01 86,702 2.26 138.61 (6.22)
Pulp & waste paper 5,295 0.13 5,046 0.15 6,626 0.17 4.94 (20.08)
Cotton 3,888 0.09 1,584 0.05 4,431 0.12 145.42 (12.27)
Syn. Fibers 5,659 0.14 4,151 0.12 8,080 0.21 36.34 (29.95)
Metalliferous ores 32,160 0.78 1,225 0.04 37,419 0.98 2,525.44 (14.05)
Others 34,305 0.83 22,070 0.66 30,146 0.79 55.44 13.80
Tobacco, unmanufactured 11,200 0.27 3,091 0.09 20,068 0.52 262.34 (44.19)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,593,618 38.51 1,249,327 37.21 1,561,290 40.74 27.56 2.07
Feeding stuffs for animals 26,137 0.63 32,184 0.96 26,120 0.68 (18.79) 0.06
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 13,777 0.33 10,055 0.30 11,185 0.29 37.01 23.17
Chemical 318,972 7.71 224,103 6.67 285,551 7.45 42.33 11.70
Chemical compounds 80,127 1.94 52,370 1.56 76,982 2.01 53.00 4.08
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 45,697 1.10 39,424 1.17 39,605 1.03 15.91 15.38
Urea 11,409 0.28 3,078 0.09 5,220 0.14 270.71 118.55
Fertilizer excl. urea 8,343 0.20 8,691 0.26 3,790 0.10 (4.01) 120.10
Artificial resins 86,403 2.09 56,374 1.68 72,357 1.89 53.27 19.41
Others 86,994 2.10 64,166 1.91 87,596 2.29 35.58 (0.69)
Manufactured goods 323,861 7.83 218,323 6.50 359,859 9.39 48.34 (10.00)
Paper & paper products 44,096 1.07 29,665 0.88 36,463 0.95 48.65 20.93
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 73,555 1.78 47,470 1.41 57,653 1.50 54.95 27.58
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 17,649 0.43 14,040 0.42 16,174 0.42 25.71 9.12
Iron & steel 71,719 1.73 51,562 1.54 159,279 4.16 39.09 (54.97)
Non-ferrous metals 64,550 1.56 37,910 1.13 42,600 1.11 70.27 51.52
Metal products 30,646 0.74 20,386 0.61 25,932 0.68 50.32 18.18
Others 21,647 0.52 17,291 0.51 21,758 0.57 25.19 (0.51)
Embroideries 17,426 0.42 10,142 0.30 20,100 0.52 71.83 (13.30)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 887,125 21.44 746,017 22.22 853,777 22.28 18.91 3.91
Iron ore, not agglomerated 6,320 0.15 8,503 0.25 4,697 0.12 (25.68) 34.55
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 615,058 14.86 524,727 15.63 475,494 12.41 17.21 29.35
Coal, Coke 20,510 0.50 5,322 0.16 22,348 0.58 285.38 (8.23)
Petroleum crude 271,795 6.57 296,946 8.84 223,708 5.84 (8.47) 21.50
Others 322,753 7.80 222,459 6.63 229,437 5.99 45.08 40.67
Consumer Goods 361,472 8.74 245,894 7.32 304,007 7.93 47.00 18.90
Durable 113,379 2.74 91,116 2.71 112,887 2.95 24.43 0.44
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 44,073 1.07 35,190 1.05 46,767 1.22 25.24 (5.76)
Home appliances 18,922 0.46 9,625 0.29 18,012 0.47 96.59 5.05
Misc. manufactures 50,384 1.22 46,301 1.38 48,109 1.26 8.82 4.73
Non-Durable 248,094 6.00 154,779 4.61 191,120 4.99 60.29 29.81
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 233,239 5.64 146,644 4.37 179,067 4.67 59.05 30.25
Dairy products 49,401 1.19 31,049 0.92 48,860 1.28 59.11 1.11
Fish & fish preparation 6,025 0.15 3,803 0.11 4,950 0.13 58.43 21.72
Rice 96,422 2.33 45,741 1.36 46,709 1.22 110.80 106.43
Fruits & vegetables 13,110 0.32 10,552 0.31 9,330 0.24 24.23 40.51
Others 68,281 1.65 55,499 1.65 69,218 1.81 23.03 (1.35)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 6,353 0.15 2,838 0.08 6,274 0.16 123.87 1.26
Articles of apparel, access. 8,502 0.21 5,296 0.16 5,779 0.15 60.52 47.11
Special Transactions 78,577 1.90 67,510 2.01 72,097 1.88 16.39 8.99
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 38,787 0.94 34,735 1.03 40,958 1.07 11.66 (5.30)
Others 39,790 0.96 32,775 0.98 31,140 0.81 21.40 27.78
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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: May 25, 2006
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