Table 3  Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
         April and March 2006 and April 2005
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                         2006                  |        2005        |   Growth Rate    
Commodity Group                                April     |       March         |        April       |        (%)       
                                      FOB Value  % share | FOB Value  % share  | FOB Value  % share | Monthly    Annual 
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Total Imports                         4,416,708   100.00   4,137,620   100.00    4,112,556   100.00      6.75     7.40

Capital Goods                         1,383,482    31.32   1,331,464    32.18    1,299,883    31.61      3.91     6.43

  Power generating and specialized 
    machines                            187,008     4.23     181,394     4.38      208,196     5.06      3.09   (10.18)
  Office and electronic data
    processing machines                 280,333     6.35     252,260     6.10      308,418     7.50     11.13    (9.11)
  Telecommunication equipment   
    and electrical machines             816,614    18.49     772,412    18.67      685,315    16.66      5.72    19.16
  Land transport equipment excluding  
    passenger cars and motorized cycle   52,745     1.19      72,925     1.76       50,172     1.22    (27.67)    5.13
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats              13,400     0.30      17,526     0.42       18,232     0.44    (23.54)  (26.50)
  Professional scientific and control- 
    ling instruments, photographic
    equipment and optical goods          33,382     0.76      34,948     0.84       29,551     0.72     (4.48)   12.97

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods    2,085,908    47.23   1,754,121    42.39    1,799,957    43.77     18.91    15.89

  Unprocessed Raw Materials             115,362     2.61     158,195     3.82      123,141     2.99    (27.08)   (6.32)
       Wheat                             51,422     1.16      61,123     1.48       33,660     0.82    (15.87)   52.77
       Corn                               1,156     0.03       4,355     0.11        1,816     0.04    (73.45)  (36.34)
       Unmilled cereals excluding 
         rice and corn                      426     0.01         630     0.02          451     0.01    (32.32)   (5.46)
       Crude materials, inedible         50,483     1.14      80,888     1.95       69,131     1.68    (37.59)  (26.97)
             Pulp & waste paper           5,893     0.13       4,988     0.12        6,038     0.15     18.16    (2.39)
             Cotton                       2,964     0.07       3,888     0.09        3,964     0.10    (23.76)  (25.23)
             Syn. Fibers                  5,538     0.13       5,659     0.14        8,188     0.20     (2.15)  (32.37)
             Metalliferous ores           6,352     0.14      32,071     0.78       22,969     0.56    (80.19)  (72.35)
             Others                      29,736     0.67      34,282     0.83       27,972     0.68    (13.26)    6.31
       Tobacco, unmanufactured           11,874     0.27      11,200     0.27       18,082     0.44      6.02   (34.34)
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials        1,970,546    44.62   1,595,926    38.57    1,676,817    40.77     23.47    17.52
       Feeding stuffs for animals        56,938     1.29      26,170     0.63       30,416     0.74    117.57    87.20
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats    13,178     0.30      13,758     0.33        8,804     0.21     (4.22)   49.68
       Chemical                         334,736     7.58     318,747     7.70      272,801     6.63      5.02    22.70
             Chemical compounds          81,867     1.85      80,397     1.94       64,207     1.56      1.83    27.51
             Medicinal and pharmaceutical 
              chemical                   46,630     1.06      45,750     1.11       33,355     0.81      1.92    39.80
             Urea                         8,626     0.20      11,409     0.28        7,916     0.19    (24.39)    8.97
             Fertilizer excl. urea       10,969     0.25       8,342     0.20       12,031     0.29     31.50    (8.82)
             Artificial resins           86,232     1.95      86,032     2.08       74,055     1.80      0.23    16.44
             Others                     100,412     2.27      86,817     2.10       81,238     1.98     15.66    23.60
       Manufactured goods               370,753     8.39     323,895     7.83      386,358     9.39     14.47    (4.04)
             Paper & paper products      41,799     0.95      44,093     1.07       33,816     0.82     (5.20)   23.61
             Textile yarn, fabrics,
               made up articles          91,913     2.08      73,601     1.78       74,693     1.82     24.88    23.05
             Non-metallic mineral 
               manufactures              15,596     0.35      17,634     0.43       16,635     0.40    (11.56)   (6.25)
             Iron & steel               132,458     3.00      71,695     1.73      166,932     4.06     84.75   (20.65)
             Non-ferrous metals          38,208     0.87      64,516     1.56       34,543     0.84    (40.78)   10.61
             Metal products              28,118     0.64      30,698     0.74       36,248     0.88     (8.40)  (22.43)
             Others                      22,661     0.51      21,658     0.52       23,490     0.57      4.63    (3.53)
       Embroideries                      25,864     0.59      17,469     0.42       22,842     0.56     48.06    13.23
       Materials/Accessories for the 
         manufacture of electrical 
         equipment                    1,166,971    26.42     889,568    21.50      946,872    23.02     31.18    23.24
       Iron ore, not agglomerated         2,106     0.05       6,320     0.15        8,723     0.21    (66.67)  (75.86)

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and 
 Related Materials                      541,857    12.27     615,041    14.86      566,253    13.77    (11.90)   (4.31)

  Coal, Coke                             12,761     0.29      20,510     0.50       10,097     0.25    (37.78)   26.38
  Petroleum crude                       351,544     7.96     271,795     6.57      315,810     7.68     29.34    11.32
  Others                                177,552     4.02     322,736     7.80      240,346     5.84    (44.99)  (26.13)
Consumer Goods                          328,814     7.44     361,269     8.73      350,480     8.52     (8.98)   (6.18)
  Durable                               116,303     2.63     113,285     2.74      111,069     2.70      2.66     4.71
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle  42,119     0.95      44,073     1.07       39,727     0.97     (4.43)    6.02
       Home appliances                   17,488     0.40      18,937     0.46       19,454     0.47     (7.65)  (10.10)
       Misc. manufactures                56,695     1.28      50,275     1.22       51,888     1.26     12.77     9.26
  Non-Durable                           212,511     4.81     247,984     5.99      239,411     5.82    (14.30)  (11.24)
       Food & live animals chiefly 
        for food                        197,341     4.47     233,176     5.64      227,970     5.54    (15.37)  (13.44)
             Dairy products              49,285     1.12      49,401     1.19       56,119     1.36     (0.23)  (12.18)
             Fish & fish preparation      3,031     0.07       5,964     0.14        2,301     0.06    (49.18)   31.71
             Rice                        62,607     1.42      96,422     2.33       95,600     2.32    (35.07)  (34.51)
             Fruits & vegetables         12,345     0.28      13,112     0.32        8,083     0.20     (5.85)   52.72
             Others                      70,072     1.59      68,277     1.65       65,867     1.60      2.63     6.38
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.        7,665     0.17       6,345     0.15        4,833     0.12     20.80    58.60
       Articles of apparel, access.       7,505     0.17       8,462     0.20        6,607     0.16    (11.31)   13.59

Special Transactions                     76,648     1.74      75,725     1.83       95,983     2.33      1.22   (20.14)

  Articles temporarily imported 
    & exported                           37,876     0.86      36,113     0.87       50,018     1.22      4.88   (24.28)
  Others                                 38,772     0.88      39,612     0.96       45,965     1.12     (2.12)  (15.65)

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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:  June 27, 2006
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