Table 2 Philippine Imports from All Countries
October and September 2006 and October 2005
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
=====================================================================================================================
2006 | 2005 | Growth Rates
Commodity Percent| Percent| Percent | (Percent)
October Share| September Share| October Share| Monthly Annual
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 4,678.61 100.00 4,324.05 100.00 4,159.12 100.00 8.20 12.49
1 Electronic Products 1/ 2,438.70 52.12 2,211.01 51.13 2,130.17 51.22 10.30 14.48
2 Mineral fuels, lubricants and
related materials 583.58 12.47 477.67 11.05 389.71 9.37 22.17 49.75
3 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 181.90 3.89 174.08 4.03 165.23 3.97 4.49 10.09
4 Transport Equipment 173.27 3.70 230.76 5.34 194.94 4.69 (24.91) (11.12)
5 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up
Articles and related products 98.54 2.11 106.46 2.46 103.80 2.50 (7.44) (5.06)
6 Iron and Steel 91.12 1.95 81.99 1.90 112.06 2.69 11.14 (18.68)
7 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 90.16 1.93 89.16 2.06 77.64 1.87 1.12 16.13
8 Plastics in Primary and
Non-Primary Forms 81.83 1.75 86.97 2.01 80.81 1.94 (5.92) 1.26
9 Telecommunication Equipment
and Electrical Machinery 2/ 62.19 1.33 75.86 1.75 80.98 1.95 (18.02) (23.20)
10 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 53.16 1.14 84.99 1.97 49.26 1.18 (37.45) 7.92
Top 10 Imports Total 3,854.46 82.38 3,618.95 83.69 3,384.60 81.38 6.51 13.88
11 Non-Ferrous Metal 52.61 1.12 55.27 1.28 45.93 1.10 (4.82) 14.55
12 Paper and Paper Products 43.49 0.93 40.85 0.94 35.80 0.86 6.48 21.50
13 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 42.86 0.92 47.29 1.09 39.57 0.95 (9.36) 8.32
14 Feeding stuff for animals
(not including unmilled cereals) 42.72 0.91 14.80 0.34 33.60 0.81 188.73 27.13
15 Metal Products 42.01 0.90 36.38 0.84 30.51 0.73 15.48 37.67
16 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 40.65 0.87 36.91 0.85 37.94 0.91 10.12 7.14
17 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 38.15 0.82 22.39 0.52 36.71 0.88 70.41 3.94
18 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 37.60 0.80 44.49 1.03 37.38 0.90 (15.49) 0.58
19 Dairy Products 36.24 0.77 28.43 0.66 32.50 0.78 27.48 11.51
20 Power Generating and Specialized Machiner 31.72 0.68 20.96 0.48 31.50 0.76 51.37 0.73
21 Professional, scientific and
controlling instrument, photographic
and optical goods, not elsewhere
specified, watches and clocks 30.91 0.66 25.21 0.58 26.42 0.64 22.61 16.98
22 Fertilizers, Manufactured 18.95 0.41 19.07 0.44 16.06 0.39 (0.63) 17.98
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 16.17 0.35 15.08 0.35 16.66 0.40 7.19 (2.93)
24 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 15.83 0.34 14.06 0.33 16.43 0.40 12.60 (3.70)
25 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 10.31 0.22 9.68 0.22 8.83 0.21 6.55 16.83
26 Rubber Manufacture 9.88 0.21 9.53 0.22 9.17 0.22 3.67 7.83
27 Office and EDP Machines 0.62 0.01 0.50 0.01 0.45 0.01 24.08 37.41
28 Others 313.42 6.70 264.21 6.11 319.07 7.67 18.62 (1.77)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1 Includes consigned and direct importation using the expanded coverage of electronic products
2 Includes telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
Page last updated: December 28, 2006
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index