Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to May 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
==========================================================================================================
2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-May | Jan-May | (%)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Imports 19,965,444,734 18,455,190,002 8.18
Capital Goods 6,373,235,804 5,918,805,959 7.68
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 874,283,156 819,155,638 6.73
Office & EDP Machines 1,201,225,617 1,314,675,373 (8.63)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,745,465,074 3,318,049,829 12.88
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 254,291,692 252,092,411 0.87
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 124,819,802 47,125,584 164.87
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 173,150,463 167,707,124 3.25
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 8,481,050,895 8,335,845,367 1.74
Unprocessed Raw Materials 605,870,075 637,354,748 (4.94)
Wheat 207,235,895 129,203,705 60.39
Corn 30,415,742 5,828,531 421.84
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,085,624 2,013,089 3.60
Crude materials, inedible 318,443,445 422,820,728 (24.69)
Pulp & waste paper 27,549,177 28,927,604 (4.77)
Cotton 13,226,571 20,663,406 (35.99)
Syn. Fibers 28,388,027 38,473,186 (26.21)
Metalliferous ores 91,927,765 193,972,437 (52.61)
Others 157,351,905 140,784,095 11.77
Tobacco, unmanufactured 47,689,369 77,488,695 (38.46)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 7,875,180,820 7,698,490,619 2.30
Feeding stuffs for animals 182,927,774 149,997,154 21.95
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 63,881,266 57,855,840 10.41
Chemical 1,452,279,622 1,326,044,531 9.52
Chemical compounds 357,446,133 337,948,574 5.77
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 212,242,096 187,970,226 12.91
Urea 40,214,457 38,346,590 4.87
Fertilizer excl. urea 56,351,220 37,867,780 48.81
Artificial resins 379,868,779 334,534,356 13.55
Others 406,156,937 389,377,005 4.31
Manufactured goods 1,556,229,105 1,584,969,242 (1.81)
Paper & paper products 184,219,266 168,287,086 9.47
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 368,247,355 294,074,695 25.22
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 80,853,808 72,223,119 11.95
Iron & steel 448,269,639 640,573,593 (30.02)
Non-ferrous metals 232,221,978 180,169,169 28.89
Metal products 139,601,574 128,643,660 8.52
Others 102,815,485 100,997,920 1.80
Embroideries 92,781,718 96,822,651 (4.17)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,502,226,034 4,445,009,171 1.29
Iron ore, not agglomerated 24,855,301 37,792,030 (34.23)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 3,262,285,737 2,369,351,641 37.69
Coal, Coke 91,297,243 49,649,192 83.88
Petroleum crude 1,954,513,553 1,320,409,677 48.02
Others 1,216,474,941 999,292,772 21.73
Consumer Goods 1,495,946,949 1,473,453,979 1.53
Durable 576,142,960 539,523,764 6.79
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 247,627,787 219,542,012 12.79
Home appliances 74,701,714 84,949,033 (12.06)
Misc. manufactures 253,813,459 235,032,719 7.99
Non-Durable 919,803,989 933,930,215 (1.51)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 856,130,833 883,506,821 (3.10)
Dairy products 195,262,492 210,726,799 (7.34)
Fish & fish preparation 23,155,724 19,742,994 17.29
Rice 269,404,052 272,314,753 (1.07)
Fruits & vegetables 59,507,964 41,870,037 42.13
Others 308,800,601 338,852,238 (8.87)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 26,506,945 22,404,165 18.31
Articles of apparel, access. 37,166,211 28,019,229 32.65
Special Transactions 352,925,349 357,733,056 (1.34)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 166,847,765 202,826,955 (17.74)
Others 186,077,584 154,906,101 20.12
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index