Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
May and April 2006 and May 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group May | April | May | (%)
FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | FOB Value % share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,376,471 100.00 4,416,675 100.00 3,797,999 100.00 (0.91) 15.23
Capital Goods 1,275,051 29.13 1,383,638 31.33 1,132,398 29.82 (7.85) 12.60
Power generating and specialized
machines 186,461 4.26 187,124 4.24 149,266 3.93 (0.35) 24.92
Office and electronic data
processing machines 220,491 5.04 280,339 6.35 244,059 6.43 (21.35) (9.66)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 775,719 17.72 816,607 18.49 643,721 16.95 (5.01) 20.51
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 37,228 0.85 52,749 1.19 55,425 1.46 (29.42) (32.83)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 21,345 0.49 13,399 0.30 4,155 0.11 59.30 413.78
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 33,808 0.77 33,420 0.76 35,774 0.94 1.16 (5.50)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,823,874 41.67 2,089,690 47.31 1,787,297 47.06 (12.72) 2.05
Unprocessed Raw Materials 104,642 2.39 115,346 2.61 126,412 3.33 (9.28) (17.22)
Wheat 37,572 0.86 51,426 1.16 30,291 0.80 (26.94) 24.04
Corn 7,749 0.18 1,156 0.03 1,543 0.04 570.16 402.21
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 323 0.01 426 0.01 513 0.01 (24.27) (37.08)
Crude materials, inedible 48,309 1.10 50,463 1.14 81,059 2.13 (4.27) (40.40)
Pulp & waste paper 5,631 0.13 5,894 0.13 5,526 0.15 (4.45) 1.90
Cotton 1,743 0.04 2,964 0.07 3,397 0.09 (41.20) (48.69)
Syn. Fibers 6,742 0.15 5,538 0.13 7,508 0.20 21.74 (10.20)
Metalliferous ores 1,132 0.03 6,350 0.14 34,086 0.90 (82.18) (96.68)
Others 33,061 0.76 29,717 0.67 30,543 0.80 11.25 8.25
Tobacco, unmanufactured 10,688 0.24 11,874 0.27 13,006 0.34 (9.99) (17.82)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,719,233 39.28 1,974,345 44.70 1,660,885 43.73 (12.92) 3.51
Feeding stuffs for animals 26,073 0.60 56,938 1.29 45,816 1.21 (54.21) (43.09)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 12,583 0.29 13,177 0.30 16,086 0.42 (4.51) (21.78)
Chemical 290,318 6.63 334,760 7.58 292,166 7.69 (13.28) (0.63)
Chemical compounds 66,621 1.52 81,824 1.85 76,509 2.01 (18.58) (12.92)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 35,553 0.81 46,631 1.06 42,993 1.13 (23.76) (17.31)
Urea 15,413 0.35 8,626 0.20 16,294 0.43 78.67 (5.41)
Fertilizer excl. urea 17,405 0.40 10,970 0.25 11,386 0.30 58.66 52.86
Artificial resins 78,310 1.79 86,063 1.95 71,156 1.87 (9.01) 10.05
Others 77,016 1.76 100,645 2.28 73,829 1.94 (23.48) 4.32
Manufactured goods 345,089 7.89 371,007 8.40 310,365 8.17 (6.99) 11.19
Paper & paper products 35,521 0.81 41,801 0.95 34,756 0.92 (15.02) 2.20
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 80,623 1.84 91,938 2.08 67,917 1.79 (12.31) 18.71
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 16,124 0.37 15,602 0.35 16,013 0.42 3.35 0.70
Iron & steel 112,172 2.56 132,664 3.00 108,479 2.86 (15.45) 3.40
Non-ferrous metals 46,419 1.06 38,657 0.88 37,786 0.99 20.08 22.85
Metal products 33,336 0.76 28,094 0.64 28,057 0.74 18.66 18.82
Others 20,893 0.48 22,250 0.50 17,357 0.46 (6.10) 20.38
Embroideries 19,666 0.45 25,900 0.59 24,365 0.64 (24.07) (19.28)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,017,578 23.25 1,170,456 26.50 962,358 25.34 (13.06) 5.74
Iron ore, not agglomerated 7,926 0.18 2,106 0.05 9,728 0.26 276.28 (18.52)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 899,585 20.56 541,873 12.27 494,255 13.01 66.01 82.01
Coal, Coke 34,451 0.79 12,762 0.29 6,720 0.18 169.96 412.66
Petroleum crude 597,731 13.66 351,567 7.96 291,456 7.67 70.02 105.08
Others 267,403 6.11 177,545 4.02 196,080 5.16 50.61 36.37
Consumer Goods 295,061 6.74 328,540 7.44 325,050 8.56 (10.19) (9.23)
Durable 131,224 3.00 116,259 2.63 126,530 3.33 12.87 3.71
Passenger cars & motorized cycl 65,054 1.49 42,122 0.95 57,294 1.51 54.44 13.54
Home appliances 12,566 0.29 17,454 0.40 16,885 0.44 (28.01) (25.58)
Misc. manufactures 53,604 1.22 56,683 1.28 52,351 1.38 (5.43) 2.39
Non-Durable 163,837 3.74 212,281 4.81 198,520 5.23 (22.82) (17.47)
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 151,865 3.47 197,273 4.47 188,323 4.96 (23.02) (19.36)
Dairy products 33,415 0.76 49,289 1.12 30,492 0.80 (32.20) 9.59
Fish & fish preparation 2,955 0.07 3,031 0.07 3,845 0.10 (2.52) (23.15)
Rice 36,315 0.83 62,611 1.42 73,607 1.94 (42.00) (50.66)
Fruits & vegetables 12,484 0.29 12,339 0.28 8,185 0.22 1.17 52.52
Others 66,696 1.52 70,003 1.58 72,194 1.90 (4.72) (7.62)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 5,182 0.12 7,507 0.17 4,999 0.13 (30.97) 3.65
Articles of apparel, access. 6,791 0.16 7,501 0.17 5,197 0.14 (9.47) 30.66
Special Transactions 82,899 1.89 72,933 1.65 58,998 1.55 13.67 40.51
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 39,638 0.91 34,174 0.77 39,489 1.04 15.99 0.38
Others 43,262 0.99 38,759 0.88 19,509 0.51 11.62 121.75
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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: July 25, 2006
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