Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
November and October 2006 and November 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group November | October | November | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,508,087 100.00 4,677,132 100.00 3,975,165 100.00 (3.61) 13.41
Capital Goods 1,445,482 32.06 1,568,359 33.53 1,410,880 35.49 (7.83) 2.45
Power generating and specialized
machines 172,627 3.83 213,668 4.57 178,969 4.50 (19.21) (3.54)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 297,246 6.59 302,459 6.47 297,134 7.47 (1.72) 0.04
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 803,187 17.82 921,408 19.70 835,786 21.03 (12.83) (3.90)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 77,519 1.72 78,116 1.67 43,308 1.09 (0.76) 79.00
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 55,069 1.22 9,926 0.21 16,887 0.42 454.81 226.10
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 39,833 0.88 42,782 0.91 38,796 0.98 (6.89) 2.67
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,913,395 42.44 2,135,335 45.65 1,662,626 41.83 (10.39) 15.08
Unprocessed Raw Materials 158,330 3.51 144,395 3.09 99,865 2.51 9.65 58.54
Wheat 24,684 0.55 37,969 0.81 20,843 0.52 (34.99) 18.43
Corn 1,617 0.04 2,922 0.06 372 0.01 (44.66) 335.06
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 404 0.01 363 0.01 271 0.01 11.20 49.31
Crude materials, inedible 119,051 2.64 84,724 1.81 63,501 1.60 40.52 87.48
Pulp & waste paper 3,428 0.08 5,002 0.11 4,586 0.12 (31.47) (25.24)
Cotton 3,427 0.08 1,042 0.02 1,250 0.03 228.95 174.25
Syn. Fibers 5,326 0.12 8,644 0.18 6,923 0.17 (38.39) (23.07)
Metalliferous ores 73,226 1.62 38,157 0.82 28,684 0.72 91.91 155.28
Others 33,644 0.75 31,879 0.68 22,058 0.55 5.54 52.52
Tobacco, unmanufactured 12,573 0.28 18,417 0.39 14,879 0.37 (31.73) (15.50)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,755,065 38.93 1,990,940 42.57 1,562,761 39.31 (11.85) 12.31
Feeding stuffs for animals 39,057 0.87 42,741 0.91 40,899 1.03 (8.62) (4.51)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 12,702 0.28 18,036 0.39 13,282 0.33 (29.58) (4.37)
Chemical 297,201 6.59 322,945 6.90 267,665 6.73 (7.97) 11.03
Chemical compounds 69,901 1.55 90,138 1.93 59,228 1.49 (22.45) 18.02
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 46,485 1.03 42,868 0.92 45,874 1.15 8.44 1.33
Urea 10,932 0.24 6,009 0.13 2,388 0.06 81.91 357.81
Fertilizer excl. urea 14,168 0.31 12,946 0.28 10,702 0.27 9.44 32.38
Artificial resins 75,735 1.68 81,726 1.75 71,336 1.79 (7.33) 6.17
Others 79,980 1.77 89,257 1.91 78,137 1.97 (10.39) 2.36
Manufactured goods 284,055 6.30 337,535 7.22 307,390 7.73 (15.84) (7.59)
Paper & paper products 37,568 0.83 43,524 0.93 31,399 0.79 (13.69) 19.65
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 64,369 1.43 72,459 1.55 67,644 1.70 (11.16) (4.84)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 17,240 0.38 16,182 0.35 15,021 0.38 6.54 14.77
Iron & steel 69,975 1.55 91,133 1.95 96,663 2.43 (23.22) (27.61)
Non-ferrous metals 46,501 1.03 52,620 1.13 45,490 1.14 (11.63) 2.22
Metal products 26,357 0.58 41,983 0.90 29,032 0.73 (37.22) (9.22)
Others 22,045 0.49 19,634 0.42 22,141 0.56 12.28 (0.43)
Embroideries 15,419 0.34 26,162 0.56 14,040 0.35 (41.06) 9.82
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,104,310 24.50 1,242,265 26.56 913,975 22.99 (11.11) 20.82
Iron ore, not agglomerated 2,322 0.05 1,257 0.03 5,508 0.14 84.75 (57.84)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 783,598 17.38 583,681 12.48 561,740 14.13 34.25 39.49
Coal, Coke 33,105 0.73 23,340 0.50 11,646 0.29 41.84 184.26
Petroleum crude 507,999 11.27 386,467 8.26 356,717 8.97 31.45 42.41
Others 242,494 5.38 173,875 3.72 193,377 4.86 39.46 25.40
Consumer Goods 310,372 6.88 305,206 6.53 263,120 6.62 1.69 17.96
Durable 170,942 3.79 167,783 3.59 138,595 3.49 1.88 23.34
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 84,285 1.87 85,552 1.83 65,573 1.65 (1.48) 28.54
Home appliances 22,790 0.51 25,246 0.54 22,391 0.56 (9.73) 1.78
Misc. manufactures 63,867 1.42 56,985 1.22 50,631 1.27 12.08 26.14
Non-Durable 139,430 3.09 137,423 2.94 124,525 3.13 1.46 11.97
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 122,267 2.71 120,694 2.58 110,836 2.79 1.30 10.31
Dairy products 31,270 0.69 36,249 0.78 30,631 0.77 (13.74) 2.09
Fish & fish preparation 7,743 0.17 5,438 0.12 3,629 0.09 42.39 113.36
Rice 140 0.00 1,525 0.03 424 0.01 (90.79) (66.90)
Fruits & vegetables 16,813 0.37 14,492 0.31 13,320 0.34 16.01 26.22
Others 66,301 1.47 62,989 1.35 62,831 1.58 5.26 5.52
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 10,216 0.23 9,032 0.19 5,830 0.15 13.12 75.25
Articles of apparel, access. 6,947 0.15 7,697 0.16 7,859 0.20 (9.75) (11.61)
Special Transactions 55,240 1.23 84,550 1.81 76,799 1.93 (34.67) (28.07)
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 31,728 0.70 19,080 0.41 39,782 1.00 66.29 (20.25)
Others 23,512 0.52 65,470 1.40 37,017 0.93 (64.09) (36.48)
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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: January 25, 2007
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