Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to July 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jul | Jan-Jul | (%)
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Total Imports 29,035,168,125 26,498,440,183 9.57
Capital Goods 9,315,579,499 8,570,285,649 8.70
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,269,931,908 1,162,194,469 9.27
Office & EDP Machines 1,737,784,288 1,875,351,959 (7.34)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 5,396,552,219 4,748,878,379 13.64
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 357,265,040 372,553,638 (4.10)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 296,220,456 164,870,533 79.67
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 257,825,588 246,436,671 4.62
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 12,189,160,461 11,932,604,598 2.15
Unprocessed Raw Materials 898,516,631 899,399,062 (0.10)
Wheat 288,711,125 195,661,341 47.56
Corn 42,107,900 14,568,576 189.03
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,726,442 2,607,331 4.57
Crude materials, inedible 483,859,903 579,237,202 (16.47)
Pulp & waste paper 41,183,001 39,843,433 3.36
Cotton 17,324,473 27,364,780 (36.69)
Syn. Fibers 41,589,392 51,579,052 (19.37)
Metalliferous ores 162,040,769 251,115,074 (35.47)
Others 221,722,268 209,334,863 5.92
Tobacco, unmanufactured 81,111,261 107,324,612 (24.42)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 11,290,643,830 11,033,205,536 2.33
Feeding stuffs for animals 243,228,177 239,638,563 1.50
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 87,035,448 86,852,152 0.21
Chemical 2,084,991,220 1,895,157,341 10.02
Chemical compounds 504,637,316 486,070,990 3.82
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 316,651,382 261,339,785 21.16
Urea 65,414,904 59,437,943 10.06
Fertilizer excl. urea 76,050,385 64,386,295 18.12
Artificial resins 539,643,942 473,004,814 14.09
Others 582,593,291 550,917,514 5.75
Manufactured goods 2,315,541,377 2,220,718,200 4.27
Paper & paper products 258,151,572 232,408,892 11.08
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 530,080,876 433,344,998 22.32
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 114,009,402 106,843,375 6.71
Iron & steel 712,757,848 862,738,669 (17.38)
Non-ferrous metals 352,729,143 256,221,610 37.67
Metal products 201,840,786 186,684,441 8.12
Others 145,971,750 142,476,215 2.45
Embroideries 138,109,276 154,124,268 (10.39)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,392,103,741 6,383,278,260 0.14
Iron ore, not agglomerated 29,634,591 53,436,752 (44.54)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 4,839,205,069 3,431,103,842 41.04
Coal, Coke 126,721,090 94,548,001 34.03
Petroleum crude 2,928,002,977 1,954,486,773 49.81
Others 1,784,481,002 1,382,069,068 29.12
Consumer Goods 2,134,264,671 2,047,801,600 4.22
Durable 843,884,244 779,425,896 8.27
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 362,869,569 329,441,130 10.15
Home appliances 111,366,700 120,892,342 (7.88)
Misc. manufactures 369,647,975 329,092,424 12.32
Non-Durable 1,290,380,427 1,268,375,704 1.73
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,200,887,822 1,198,041,118 0.24
Dairy products 269,825,470 278,481,855 (3.11)
Fish & fish preparation 27,483,608 31,606,234 (13.04)
Rice 368,365,835 367,083,825 0.35
Fruits & vegetables 83,034,333 57,956,254 43.27
Others 452,178,576 462,912,950 (2.32)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 37,964,070 31,415,548 20.84
Articles of apparel, access. 51,528,535 38,919,038 32.40
Special Transactions 556,958,425 516,644,494 7.80
Articles temporarily imported & exported 235,627,030 292,417,562 (19.42)
Others 321,331,395 224,226,932 43.31
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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: September 26, 2006
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