Table 7 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods: October 2006
Based on 2004 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 |Growth Rate
Commodity Group October | September |
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly
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Total Imports 4,678,606 100.00 4,324,054 100.00 8.20
Capital Goods 1,567,526 33.50 1,611,602 37.27 (2.73)
Power generating and specialized
machines 213,632 4.57 194,301 4.49 9.95
Office and electronic data
processing machines 302,607 6.47 325,681 7.53 (7.08)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 920,489 19.67 902,335 20.87 2.01
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 78,031 1.67 64,649 1.50 20.70
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 9,910 0.21 83,406 1.93 (88.12)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 42,857 0.92 41,230 0.95 3.95
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,129,358 45.51 1,864,101 43.11 14.23
Unprocessed Raw Materials 144,161 3.08 140,375 3.25 2.70
Wheat 37,755 0.81 56,339 1.30 (32.99)
Corn 2,921 0.06 512 0.01 470.63
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 363 0.01 324 0.01 12.02
Crude materials, inedible 84,708 1.81 64,912 1.50 30.50
Pulp & waste paper 5,002 0.11 6,066 0.14 (17.55)
Cotton 1,042 0.02 2,775 0.06 (62.46)
Syn. Fibers 8,643 0.18 6,426 0.15 34.50
Metalliferous ores 38,150 0.82 22,389 0.52 70.40
Others 31,872 0.68 27,256 0.63 16.94
Tobacco, unmanufactured 18,414 0.39 18,289 0.42 0.69
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,985,197 42.43 1,723,725 39.86 15.17
Feeding stuffs for animals 42,721 0.91 14,797 0.34 188.72
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 18,033 0.39 13,161 0.30 37.02
Chemical 324,119 6.93 322,017 7.45 0.65
Chemical compounds 90,105 1.93 89,162 2.06 1.06
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 42,861 0.92 47,288 1.09 (9.36)
Urea 6,008 0.13 14,412 0.33 (58.31)
Fertilizer excl. urea 12,944 0.28 4,661 0.11 177.73
Artificial resins 81,841 1.75 86,971 2.01 (5.90)
Others 90,361 1.93 79,523 1.84 13.63
Manufactured goods 337,385 7.21 331,168 7.66 1.88
Paper & paper products 43,517 0.93 40,290 0.93 8.01
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 72,348 1.55 82,586 1.91 (12.40)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 16,180 0.35 15,084 0.35 7.26
Iron & steel 91,120 1.95 81,988 1.90 11.14
Non-ferrous metals 52,605 1.12 55,266 1.28 (4.81)
Metal products 41,984 0.90 36,353 0.84 15.49
Others 19,631 0.42 19,601 0.45 0.15
Embroideries 26,157 0.56 23,700 0.55 10.37
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,235,525 26.41 1,014,138 23.45 21.83
Iron ore, not agglomerated 1,257 0.03 4,745 0.11 (73.51)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 583,019 12.46 477,673 11.05 22.05
Coal, Coke 23,336 0.50 24,703 0.57 (5.54)
Petroleum crude 386,400 8.26 283,095 6.55 36.49
Others 173,283 3.70 169,875 3.93 2.01
Consumer Goods 304,784 6.51 320,474 7.41 (4.90)
Durable 167,426 3.58 169,929 3.93 (1.47)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 85,531 1.83 82,912 1.92 3.16
Home appliances 25,248 0.54 21,340 0.49 18.31
Misc. manufactures 56,648 1.21 65,677 1.52 (13.75)
Non-Durable 137,357 2.94 150,545 3.48 (8.76)
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 120,634 2.58 137,741 3.19 (12.42)
Dairy products 36,227 0.77 28,425 0.66 27.45
Fish & fish preparation 5,437 0.12 5,896 0.14 (7.79)
Rice 1,525 0.03 21,733 0.50 (92.98)
Fruits & vegetables 14,487 0.31 11,285 0.26 28.38
Others 62,958 1.35 70,401 1.63 (10.57)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 9,028 0.19 4,465 0.10 102.18
Articles of apparel, access. 7,696 0.16 8,339 0.19 (7.71)
Special Transactions 93,919 2.01 50,204 1.16 87.07
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 26,330 0.56 20,916 0.48 25.88
Others 67,589 1.44 29,288 0.68 130.77
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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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