Table 3a  Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
          Januay to June 2006 and 2005
         (FOB in U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                  2006    |       2005     | Growth Rate    
Commodity Group                                                  Jan-Jun  |      Jan-Jun   |     (%)      
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Total Imports                                              24,571,235,299    22,665,453,192      8.41

Capital Goods                                               7,859,984,238     7,291,183,361      7.80

  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                   1,068,956,905       989,219,779      8.06
  Office & EDP Machines                                     1,464,334,538     1,590,349,756     (7.92)
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                     4,594,822,202     4,043,028,202     13.65
  Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars 
    motorized cycle                                           301,931,258       314,350,337     (3.95)
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                   212,958,730       150,688,424     41.32
  Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods  216,980,605       203,546,863      6.60

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                         10,386,410,335    10,154,410,984      2.28

  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                   768,834,570       766,312,647      0.33
       Wheat                                                  262,425,282       160,483,067     63.52
       Corn                                                    40,582,533         6,398,435    534.26
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                       2,456,798         2,360,036      4.10
       Crude materials, inedible                              406,123,443       503,247,027    (19.30)
             Pulp & waste paper                                36,075,543        34,719,413      3.91
             Cotton                                            15,063,404        23,249,654    (35.21)
             Syn. Fibers                                       34,717,320        44,449,455    (21.89)
             Metalliferous ores                               130,494,505       221,277,340    (41.03)
             Others                                           189,772,671       179,551,165      5.69
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                                 57,246,514        93,824,082    (38.99)
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                              9,617,575,765     9,388,098,337      2.44
       Feeding stuffs for animals                             206,835,685       207,428,183     (0.29)
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                          76,149,181        73,834,205      3.14
       Chemical                                             1,771,631,972     1,590,060,086     11.42
             Chemical compounds                               427,234,728       395,993,236      7.89
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.                 269,653,823       228,155,033     18.19
             Urea                                              54,791,252        47,789,171     14.65
             Fertilizer excl. urea                             69,711,875        52,339,072     33.19
             Artificial resins                                460,749,448       401,783,401     14.68
             Others                                           489,490,846       464,000,173      5.49
       Manufactured goods                                   1,937,187,717     1,916,226,378      1.09
             Paper & paper products                           224,496,766       202,972,916     10.60
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles         449,042,747       359,471,275     24.92
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures                 98,006,462        88,641,756     10.56
             Iron & steel                                     577,189,407       769,637,375    (25.01)
             Non-ferrous metals                               294,074,684       218,041,020     34.87
             Metal products                                   169,008,157       157,285,170      7.45
             Others                                           125,369,494       120,176,866      4.32
       Embroideries                                           112,845,131       121,551,901     (7.16)
       Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt.                5,483,291,761     5,432,279,475      0.94
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                              29,634,318        46,718,109    (36.57)

Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials                4,057,165,207     3,018,871,713     34.39

  Coal, Coke                                                  113,993,680        78,382,608     45.43
  Petroleum crude                                           2,467,056,414     1,742,852,433     41.55
  Others                                                    1,476,115,113     1,197,636,672     23.25
Consumer Goods                                              1,802,461,353     1,763,512,042      2.21
  Durable                                                     718,964,873       659,014,668      9.10
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                       311,706,392       272,041,989     14.58
       Home appliances                                         94,578,427       103,082,680     (8.25)
       Misc. manufactures                                     312,680,054       283,889,999     10.14
  Non-Durable                                               1,083,496,480     1,104,497,374     (1.90)
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                 1,009,109,218     1,044,813,592     (3.42)
             Dairy products                                   230,843,535       254,789,744     (9.40)
             Fish & fish preparation                           25,627,834        25,321,709      1.21
             Rice                                             302,048,069       312,645,710     (3.39)
             Fruits & vegetables                               71,060,187        49,674,469     43.05
             Others                                           379,529,593       402,381,960     (5.68)
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                             30,453,820        26,269,670     15.93
       Articles of apparel, access.                            43,933,442        33,414,112     31.48

Special Transactions                                          465,214,166       437,475,092      6.34

  Articles temporarily imported & exported                    205,194,081       246,782,524    (16.85)
  Others                                                      260,020,085       190,692,568     36.36

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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:  August 25, 2006
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