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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