Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to March 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | (%)
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Total Imports 11,172,516,147 10,544,635,539 5.95
Capital Goods 3,713,579,004 3,486,524,352 6.51
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 500,277,899 461,693,962 8.36
Office & EDP Machines 700,395,738 762,198,350 (8.11)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,152,517,080 1,989,014,312 8.22
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 164,394,148 146,496,220 12.22
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 90,075,219 24,738,863 264.10
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 105,918,920 102,382,645 3.45
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 4,565,597,876 4,748,591,033 (3.85)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 386,302,892 387,801,641 (0.39)
Wheat 118,238,123 65,252,612 81.20
Corn 21,510,053 2,469,077 771.18
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,336,209 1,048,798 27.40
Crude materials, inedible 220,091,821 272,630,657 (19.27)
Pulp & waste paper 16,331,979 17,363,637 (5.94)
Cotton 8,519,459 13,302,804 (35.96)
Syn. Fibers 16,107,565 22,777,294 (29.28)
Metalliferous ores 84,535,658 136,917,827 (38.26)
Others 94,597,160 82,269,095 14.99
Tobacco, unmanufactured 25,126,686 46,400,497 (45.85)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 4,179,294,984 4,360,789,392 (4.16)
Feeding stuffs for animals 99,882,858 73,764,863 35.41
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 38,139,981 32,965,627 15.70
Chemical 827,427,786 761,076,893 8.72
Chemical compounds 208,730,549 197,232,962 5.83
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 130,005,369 111,622,526 16.47
Urea 16,175,375 14,136,648 14.42
Fertilizer excl. urea 27,976,936 14,450,660 93.60
Artificial resins 215,866,930 189,323,588 14.02
Others 228,672,627 234,310,509 (2.41)
Manufactured goods 840,099,106 888,246,015 (5.42)
Paper & paper products 106,899,264 99,715,062 7.20
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 195,639,487 151,464,232 29.17
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 49,142,600 39,574,824 24.18
Iron & steel 203,457,508 365,161,800 (44.28)
Non-ferrous metals 147,180,039 107,839,841 36.48
Metal products 78,119,441 64,339,217 21.42
Others 59,660,767 60,151,039 (0.82)
Embroideries 47,172,543 49,615,407 (4.92)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 2,311,749,513 2,535,779,320 (8.83)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 14,823,197 19,341,267 (23.36)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,820,844,772 1,308,843,534 39.12
Coal, Coke 44,084,409 32,831,773 34.27
Petroleum crude 1,005,216,065 713,144,071 40.96
Others 771,544,298 562,867,690 37.07
Consumer Goods 872,549,158 797,924,282 9.35
Durable 328,753,113 301,924,178 8.89
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 140,451,221 122,520,445 14.63
Home appliances 44,666,748 48,609,900 (8.11)
Misc. manufactures 143,635,144 130,793,833 9.82
Non-Durable 543,796,045 496,000,104 9.64
Food & live animals chiefly for food 507,055,406 467,213,308 8.53
Dairy products 112,558,529 124,116,127 (9.31)
Fish & fish preparation 17,231,137 13,596,650 26.73
Rice 170,477,164 103,107,712 65.34
Fruits & vegetables 34,683,035 25,601,817 35.47
Others 172,105,541 200,791,002 (14.29)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 13,826,229 12,571,906 9.98
Articles of apparel, access. 22,914,410 16,214,890 41.32
Special Transactions 199,945,337 202,752,338 (1.38)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 95,710,121 113,319,802 (15.54)
Others 104,235,216 89,432,536 16.55
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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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