Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to August 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Aug | Jan-Aug | (%)
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Total Imports 33,857,874,622 30,737,314,083 10.15
Capital Goods 10,853,967,621 10,013,774,108 8.39
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,462,929,266 1,387,388,671 5.44
Office & EDP Machines 2,043,491,040 2,160,339,554 (5.41)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 6,280,338,691 5,573,123,889 12.69
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 414,667,067 424,733,079 (2.37)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 350,853,970 180,158,470 94.75
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 301,687,587 288,030,445 4.74
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 14,160,932,891 13,640,905,983 3.81
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,069,834,962 1,011,288,495 5.79
Wheat 309,945,614 212,998,375 45.52
Corn 42,825,069 15,216,525 181.44
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,230,033 2,878,043 12.23
Crude materials, inedible 616,716,528 658,563,057 (6.35)
Pulp & waste paper 45,960,388 44,290,166 3.77
Cotton 20,464,155 30,498,779 (32.90)
Syn. Fibers 48,514,016 59,097,622 (17.91)
Metalliferous ores 247,961,940 286,422,131 (13.43)
Others 253,816,029 238,254,359 6.53
Tobacco, unmanufactured 97,117,718 121,632,495 (20.15)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 13,091,097,929 12,629,617,488 3.65
Feeding stuffs for animals 275,006,933 301,231,957 (8.71)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 97,275,476 99,269,281 (2.01)
Chemical 2,432,158,952 2,194,076,450 10.85
Chemical compounds 600,485,123 560,030,161 7.22
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 358,971,211 302,021,152 18.86
Urea 71,554,264 71,506,319 0.07
Fertilizer excl. urea 95,498,322 77,329,918 23.49
Artificial resins 624,838,676 553,012,398 12.99
Others 680,811,356 630,176,502 8.04
Manufactured goods 2,670,525,080 2,541,878,676 5.06
Paper & paper products 302,964,451 267,206,085 13.38
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 597,650,911 500,911,584 19.31
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 131,089,731 124,956,502 4.91
Iron & steel 821,213,298 981,811,691 (16.36)
Non-ferrous metals 412,916,190 291,387,015 41.71
Metal products 237,894,664 213,598,659 11.37
Others 166,795,835 162,007,140 2.96
Embroideries 160,920,439 176,798,897 (8.98)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 7,425,576,458 7,256,799,320 2.33
Iron ore, not agglomerated 29,634,591 59,562,907 (50.25)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 5,717,555,732 4,096,827,087 39.56
Coal, Coke 151,675,735 108,243,427 40.12
Petroleum crude 3,579,619,098 2,409,013,433 48.59
Others 1,986,260,899 1,579,570,227 25.75
Consumer Goods 2,498,020,196 2,370,468,200 5.38
Durable 979,501,454 903,410,652 8.42
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 423,343,839 383,520,402 10.38
Home appliances 125,252,496 137,435,118 (8.86)
Misc. manufactures 430,905,119 382,455,132 12.67
Non-Durable 1,518,518,742 1,467,057,548 3.51
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,411,327,060 1,380,163,786 2.26
Dairy products 310,685,035 304,799,837 1.93
Fish & fish preparation 31,866,217 37,496,690 (15.02)
Rice 443,659,069 437,115,123 1.50
Fruits & vegetables 93,657,112 67,127,953 39.52
Others 531,459,627 533,624,183 (0.41)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 47,563,976 38,293,689 24.21
Articles of apparel, access. 59,627,706 48,600,073 22.69
Special Transactions 627,398,182 615,338,705 1.96
Articles temporarily imported & exported 271,714,764 339,660,932 (20.00)
Others 355,683,418 275,677,773 29.02
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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: October 27, 2006
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