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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