Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to October 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Oct | Jan-Oct | (%)
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Total Imports 42,858,417,522 39,233,639,962 9.24
Capital Goods 14,035,650,647 13,045,773,316 7.59
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,871,599,058 1,801,737,680 3.88
Office & EDP Machines 2,672,433,067 2,743,895,079 (2.60)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,103,851,148 7,280,703,222 11.31
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 557,525,543 533,252,995 4.55
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 444,195,973 319,169,123 39.17
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 386,045,858 367,015,217 5.19
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 18,165,530,931 17,214,843,221 5.52
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,354,818,517 1,237,671,330 9.47
Wheat 404,043,379 262,268,428 54.06
Corn 46,258,287 19,127,119 141.85
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,917,979 3,386,403 15.70
Crude materials, inedible 766,775,061 802,361,289 (4.44)
Pulp & waste paper 57,029,438 55,209,325 3.30
Cotton 24,281,547 33,604,170 (27.74)
Syn. Fibers 63,584,187 71,377,334 (10.92)
Metalliferous ores 308,520,527 346,020,028 (10.84)
Others 313,359,362 296,150,432 5.81
Tobacco, unmanufactured 133,823,811 150,528,091 (11.10)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 16,810,712,414 15,977,171,891 5.22
Feeding stuffs for animals 332,593,132 360,169,132 (7.66)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 128,466,396 121,880,605 5.40
Chemical 3,077,913,715 2,771,067,674 11.07
Chemical compounds 779,430,418 698,488,780 11.59
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 449,129,527 381,088,725 17.85
Urea 91,976,013 85,518,207 7.55
Fertilizer excl. urea 113,107,017 88,562,300 27.71
Artificial resins 793,657,395 717,104,910 10.68
Others 850,613,345 800,304,752 6.29
Manufactured goods 3,337,758,144 3,207,406,405 4.06
Paper & paper products 387,322,779 337,525,804 14.75
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 752,704,446 656,224,408 14.70
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 162,346,688 155,244,618 4.57
Iron & steel 994,343,937 1,203,399,111 (17.37)
Non-ferrous metals 519,971,649 373,630,048 39.17
Metal products 315,000,890 274,327,489 14.83
Others 206,067,755 207,054,927 (0.48)
Embroideries 210,973,236 222,320,594 (5.10)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 9,687,371,679 9,223,251,696 5.03
Iron ore, not agglomerated 35,636,112 71,075,785 (49.86)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 6,779,014,359 5,244,047,467 29.27
Coal, Coke 199,720,051 150,478,221 32.72
Petroleum crude 4,249,252,326 3,104,319,091 36.88
Others 2,330,041,982 1,989,250,155 17.13
Consumer Goods 3,125,958,368 2,917,023,208 7.16
Durable 1,318,727,345 1,159,526,068 13.73
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 591,809,278 490,456,431 20.67
Home appliances 172,042,353 176,957,893 (2.78)
Misc. manufactures 554,875,714 492,111,744 12.75
Non-Durable 1,807,231,023 1,757,497,140 2.83
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,670,432,039 1,644,682,930 1.57
Dairy products 375,356,404 359,933,878 4.28
Fish & fish preparation 43,203,209 51,926,937 (16.80)
Rice 466,932,736 487,919,037 (4.30)
Fruits & vegetables 119,502,986 85,294,085 40.11
Others 665,436,704 659,608,993 0.88
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 61,085,252 47,921,123 27.47
Articles of apparel, access. 75,713,732 64,893,087 16.67
Special Transactions 752,263,217 811,952,750 (7.35)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 305,692,890 419,205,408 (27.08)
Others 446,570,327 392,747,342 13.70
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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: December 28, 2006
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