Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to April 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Apr | Jan-Apr | (%)
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Total Imports 15,589,007,467 14,657,191,485 6.36
Capital Goods 5,098,028,565 4,786,407,568 6.51
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 687,706,107 669,889,732 2.66
Office & EDP Machines 980,728,628 1,070,616,452 (8.40)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,969,753,544 2,674,329,154 11.05
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 217,060,571 196,667,881 10.37
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 103,475,014 42,971,034 140.80
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 139,304,701 131,933,315 5.59
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 6,653,393,843 6,548,548,380 1.60
Unprocessed Raw Materials 501,244,395 510,942,291 (1.90)
Wheat 169,660,541 98,912,667 71.53
Corn 22,666,323 4,285,491 428.91
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,762,639 1,499,832 17.52
Crude materials, inedible 270,154,661 341,761,665 (20.95)
Pulp & waste paper 21,917,645 23,401,312 (6.34)
Cotton 11,483,387 17,266,750 (33.49)
Syn. Fibers 21,645,479 30,965,285 (30.10)
Metalliferous ores 90,797,969 159,886,882 (43.21)
Others 124,310,181 110,241,436 12.76
Tobacco, unmanufactured 37,000,231 64,482,636 (42.62)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 6,152,149,448 6,037,606,089 1.90
Feeding stuffs for animals 156,854,878 104,181,118 50.56
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 51,298,133 41,769,624 22.81
Chemical 1,161,938,197 1,033,878,138 12.39
Chemical compounds 290,868,022 261,439,952 11.26
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 176,687,630 144,977,326 21.87
Urea 24,801,020 22,052,411 12.46
Fertilizer excl. urea 38,945,788 26,481,792 47.07
Artificial resins 301,728,115 263,378,264 14.56
Others 328,907,622 315,548,393 4.23
Manufactured goods 1,210,885,696 1,274,603,922 (5.00)
Paper & paper products 148,695,107 133,530,743 11.36
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 287,598,192 226,157,464 27.17
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 64,723,943 56,210,086 15.15
Iron & steel 335,891,821 532,094,182 (36.87)
Non-ferrous metals 185,353,686 142,383,034 30.18
Metal products 106,289,567 100,587,053 5.67
Others 82,333,380 83,641,360 (1.56)
Embroideries 73,079,575 72,457,359 0.86
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,481,163,555 3,482,651,414 (0.04)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 16,929,414 28,064,514 (39.68)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 2,362,684,558 1,875,096,183 26.00
Coal, Coke 56,845,127 42,929,150 32.42
Petroleum crude 1,356,759,926 1,028,953,805 31.86
Others 949,079,505 803,213,228 18.16
Consumer Goods 1,201,159,988 1,148,404,143 4.59
Durable 444,963,057 412,993,445 7.74
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 182,570,877 162,247,550 12.53
Home appliances 62,170,412 68,063,677 (8.66)
Misc. manufactures 200,221,768 182,682,218 9.60
Non-Durable 756,196,931 735,410,698 2.83
Food & live animals chiefly for food 704,333,541 695,183,679 1.32
Dairy products 161,843,992 180,234,945 (10.20)
Fish & fish preparation 20,200,641 15,897,919 27.06
Rice 233,084,522 198,707,902 17.30
Fruits & vegetables 47,030,190 33,684,988 39.62
Others 242,174,196 266,657,925 (9.18)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 21,483,727 17,404,827 23.44
Articles of apparel, access. 30,379,663 22,822,192 33.11
Special Transactions 273,740,513 298,735,211 (8.37)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 130,912,076 163,338,160 (19.85)
Others 142,828,437 135,397,051 5.49
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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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