Table 7  Philippine Imports from all Countries : July 2006
          Based on 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification
          (F.O.B. Value in U.S. Dollars)

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Commodity Group                                         FOB Value |  % share   
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Total Imports                                            4,464,355    100.00

Capital Goods                                            1,438,272     32.22
  Power Generating & Specialized Machines                  197,176      4.42
  Office & EDP Machines                                    270,498      6.06
  Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach.                    792,367     17.75
  Land Transport Eqpt. excl. 
   Passenger Cars & Motorized cycle                         54,800      1.23
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats                                 83,227      1.86
  Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., 
   Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods                       40,204      0.90
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods                       1,777,346     39.81
  Unprocessed Raw Materials                                126,214      2.83
       Wheat                                                26,283      0.59
       Corn                                                  1,525      0.03
       Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn                      270      0.01
       Crude materials, inedible                            74,696      1.67
             Pulp & waste paper                              4,602      0.10
             Cotton                                          2,261      0.05
             Syn. Fibers                                     6,872      0.15
             Metalliferous ores                             31,485      0.71
             Others                                         29,477      0.66
       Tobacco, unmanufactured                              23,440      0.53
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials                           1,651,133     36.98
       Feeding stuffs for animals                           35,976      0.81
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats                       10,783      0.24
       Chemical                                            312,085      6.99
             Chemical compounds                             77,033      1.73
             Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem.               46,497      1.04
             Urea                                           10,623      0.24
             Fertilizer excl. urea                           6,327      0.14
             Artificial resins                              78,862      1.77
             Others                                         92,743      2.08
       Manufactured goods                                  366,632      8.21
             Paper & paper products                         32,568      0.73
             Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles       78,452      1.76
             Non-metallic mineral manufactures              15,785      0.35
             Iron & steel                                  130,816      2.93
             Non-ferrous metals                             56,012      1.25
             Metal products                                 31,953      0.72
             Others                                         21,045      0.47
       Embroideries                                         24,621      0.55
       Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt.               901,036     20.18
       Iron ore, not agglomerated                              -         -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials               765,596     17.15
  Coal, Coke                                                12,726      0.29
  Petroleum crude                                          460,917     10.32
  Others                                                   291,952      6.54
Consumer Goods                                             327,648      7.34
  Durable                                                  122,647      2.75
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle                     49,831      1.12
       Home appliances                                      16,587      0.37
       Misc. manufactures                                   56,228      1.26
  Non-Durable                                              205,001      4.59
       Food & live animals chiefly for food                189,983      4.26
             Dairy products                                 38,821      0.87
             Fish & fish preparation                         1,509      0.03
             Rice                                           66,316      1.49
             Fruits & vegetables                            12,092      0.27
             Others                                         71,245      1.60
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.                           7,497      0.17
       Articles of apparel, access.                          7,521      0.17
Special Transactions                                       155,493      3.48
  Articles temporarily imported & exported                  36,986      0.83
  Others                                                   118,507      2.65

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines


         Growth rates were computed from actual values.

Page last updated:  September 26, 2006
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