Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to September 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Sep | Jan-Sep | (%)
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Total Imports 38,179,859,415 35,074,516,129 8.85
Capital Goods 12,467,564,345 11,515,056,426 8.27
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,657,698,800 1,605,012,200 3.28
Office & EDP Machines 2,370,313,525 2,448,040,597 (3.18)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 7,182,791,705 6,423,473,783 11.82
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 479,295,810 476,222,805 0.65
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 434,249,628 230,851,975 88.11
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 343,214,877 331,455,066 3.55
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 16,026,630,139 15,343,954,530 4.45
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,210,448,858 1,114,850,097 8.58
Wheat 366,327,363 233,423,025 56.94
Corn 43,337,000 16,533,434 162.12
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,554,479 3,072,271 15.70
Crude materials, inedible 681,825,093 723,548,708 (5.77)
Pulp & waste paper 52,014,939 49,989,084 4.05
Cotton 23,239,048 31,888,161 (27.12)
Syn. Fibers 54,939,708 64,730,989 (15.13)
Metalliferous ores 270,362,780 309,312,856 (12.59)
Others 281,268,618 267,627,618 5.10
Tobacco, unmanufactured 115,404,923 138,272,659 (16.54)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 14,816,181,281 14,229,104,433 4.13
Feeding stuffs for animals 289,852,271 326,564,198 (11.24)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 110,696,814 110,471,854 0.20
Chemical 2,753,655,180 2,471,475,843 11.42
Chemical compounds 689,302,874 620,845,378 11.03
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 405,853,628 341,519,318 18.84
Urea 85,963,969 74,619,458 15.20
Fertilizer excl. urea 100,161,883 83,396,722 20.10
Artificial resins 712,284,727 636,295,663 11.94
Others 760,088,099 714,799,304 6.34
Manufactured goods 2,999,879,202 2,862,868,654 4.79
Paper & paper products 343,818,203 301,727,838 13.95
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 680,435,777 574,660,232 18.41
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 146,152,257 138,588,127 5.46
Iron & steel 902,772,826 1,091,344,034 (17.28)
Non-ferrous metals 467,340,027 327,703,403 42.61
Metal products 272,977,584 243,813,041 11.96
Others 186,382,528 185,031,979 0.73
Embroideries 184,809,519 200,087,438 (7.64)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 8,442,910,134 8,194,041,373 3.04
Iron ore, not agglomerated 34,378,161 63,595,073 (45.94)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 6,195,326,370 4,854,338,112 27.62
Coal, Coke 176,377,844 121,647,127 44.99
Petroleum crude 3,862,776,856 2,943,585,427 31.23
Others 2,156,171,670 1,789,105,558 20.52
Consumer Goods 2,819,398,925 2,649,717,774 6.40
Durable 1,150,387,460 1,033,481,036 11.31
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 505,679,508 440,759,214 14.73
Home appliances 146,806,868 155,717,330 (5.72)
Misc. manufactures 497,901,084 437,004,492 13.94
Non-Durable 1,669,011,465 1,616,236,738 3.27
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,548,931,141 1,518,400,256 2.01
Dairy products 339,104,856 327,436,679 3.56
Fish & fish preparation 37,762,037 46,284,702 (18.41)
Rice 465,348,576 473,566,109 (1.74)
Fruits & vegetables 104,954,981 75,913,417 38.26
Others 601,760,691 595,199,349 1.10
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 52,065,882 42,280,432 23.14
Articles of apparel, access. 68,014,442 55,556,050 22.42
Special Transactions 670,939,636 711,449,287 (5.69)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 289,759,166 380,481,002 (23.84)
Others 381,180,470 330,968,285 15.17
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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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