Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
September and August 2006 and September 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group September | August | September | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,324,102 100.00 4,883,658 100.00 4,337,202 100.00 (11.46) (0.30)
Capital Goods 1,612,650 37.29 1,538,448 31.50 1,501,282 34.61 4.82 7.42
Power generating and specialized
machines 194,753 4.50 192,846 3.95 217,624 5.02 0.99 (10.51)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 326,146 7.54 306,280 6.27 287,701 6.63 6.49 13.36
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 902,197 20.86 883,530 18.09 850,350 19.61 2.11 6.10
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 64,624 1.49 57,359 1.17 51,490 1.19 12.67 25.51
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 83,384 1.93 54,611 1.12 50,694 1.17 52.69 64.49
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 41,546 0.96 43,821 0.90 43,425 1.00 (5.19) (4.33)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,856,205 42.93 1,973,737 40.42 1,703,049 39.27 (5.95) 8.99
Unprocessed Raw Materials 140,588 3.25 171,472 3.51 103,562 2.39 (18.01) 35.75
Wheat 56,377 1.30 21,228 0.43 20,425 0.47 165.58 176.03
Corn 512 0.01 717 0.01 1,317 0.03 (28.59) (61.14)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 324 0.01 504 0.01 194 0.00 (35.59) 66.99
Crude materials, inedible 65,091 1.51 133,023 2.72 64,986 1.50 (51.07) 0.16
Pulp & waste paper 6,054 0.14 4,776 0.10 5,699 0.13 26.74 6.22
Cotton 2,774 0.06 3,139 0.06 1,389 0.03 (11.63) 99.67
Syn. Fibers 6,424 0.15 6,923 0.14 5,633 0.13 (7.21) 14.04
Metalliferous ores 22,383 0.52 85,929 1.76 22,891 0.53 (73.95) (2.22)
Others 27,456 0.63 32,255 0.66 29,373 0.68 (14.88) (6.53)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 18,284 0.42 16,000 0.33 16,640 0.38 14.27 9.88
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,715,617 39.68 1,802,266 36.90 1,599,487 36.88 (4.81) 7.26
Feeding stuffs for animals 14,779 0.34 31,830 0.65 25,332 0.58 (53.57) (41.66)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 13,438 0.31 10,314 0.21 11,203 0.26 30.30 19.96
Chemical 321,970 7.45 346,434 7.09 277,399 6.40 (7.06) 16.07
Chemical compounds 89,198 2.06 95,412 1.95 60,815 1.40 (6.51) 46.67
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 46,873 1.08 42,343 0.87 39,498 0.91 10.70 18.67
Urea 14,408 0.33 6,136 0.13 3,113 0.07 134.81 362.83
Fertilizer excl. urea 4,659 0.11 19,460 0.40 6,067 0.14 (76.06) (23.20)
Artificial resins 87,425 2.02 85,185 1.74 83,283 1.92 2.63 4.97
Others 79,406 1.84 97,897 2.00 84,623 1.95 (18.89) (6.17)
Manufactured goods 331,389 7.66 351,204 7.19 320,990 7.40 (5.64) 3.24
Paper & paper products 40,836 0.94 44,832 0.92 34,522 0.80 (8.91) 18.29
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 82,758 1.91 67,453 1.38 73,749 1.70 22.69 12.22
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 15,059 0.35 17,120 0.35 13,632 0.31 (12.04) 10.47
Iron & steel 81,537 1.89 106,661 2.18 109,532 2.53 (23.56) (25.56)
Non-ferrous metals 55,251 1.28 59,350 1.22 36,316 0.84 (6.91) 52.14
Metal products 36,366 0.84 34,844 0.71 30,214 0.70 4.37 20.36
Others 19,582 0.45 20,943 0.43 23,025 0.53 (6.50) (14.95)
Embroideries 23,816 0.55 22,877 0.47 23,289 0.54 4.11 2.26
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,005,481 23.25 1,039,608 21.29 937,242 21.61 (3.28) 7.28
Iron ore, not agglomerated 4,744 0.11 - - 4,032 0.09 - 17.64
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 477,570 11.04 944,361 19.34 757,511 17.47 (49.43) (36.96)
Coal, Coke 24,697 0.57 24,955 0.51 13,404 0.31 (1.03) 84.25
Petroleum crude 283,019 6.55 651,566 13.34 534,572 12.33 (56.56) (47.06)
Others 169,854 3.93 267,840 5.48 209,535 4.83 (36.58) (18.94)
Consumer Goods 321,456 7.43 363,714 7.45 279,250 6.44 (11.62) 15.11
Durable 170,836 3.95 135,632 2.78 130,070 3.00 25.96 31.34
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 82,323 1.90 60,460 1.24 57,239 1.32 36.16 43.82
Home appliances 21,552 0.50 13,881 0.28 18,282 0.42 55.26 17.88
Misc. manufactures 66,961 1.55 61,290 1.26 54,549 1.26 9.25 22.75
Non-Durable 150,620 3.48 228,082 4.67 149,179 3.44 (33.96) 0.97
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 137,736 3.19 210,251 4.31 138,236 3.19 (34.49) (0.36)
Dairy products 28,411 0.66 40,635 0.83 22,637 0.52 (30.08) 25.51
Fish & fish preparation 5,895 0.14 4,383 0.09 8,788 0.20 34.49 (32.92)
Rice 21,673 0.50 75,282 1.54 36,451 0.84 (71.21) (40.54)
Fruits & vegetables 11,291 0.26 10,753 0.22 8,785 0.20 5.00 28.51
Others 70,466 1.63 79,198 1.62 61,575 1.42 (11.03) 14.44
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,500 0.10 9,602 0.20 3,987 0.09 (53.13) 12.88
Articles of apparel, access. 8,384 0.19 8,229 0.17 6,956 0.16 1.89 20.54
Special Transactions 56,221 1.30 63,398 1.30 96,111 2.22 (11.32) (41.50)
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 30,603 0.71 29,607 0.61 40,820 0.94 3.37 (25.03)
Others 25,618 0.59 33,792 0.69 55,291 1.27 (24.19) (53.67)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
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: November 24, 2006
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