Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to November 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Nov | Jan-Nov | (%)
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Total Imports 47,365,030,504 43,208,805,349 9.62
Capital Goods 15,481,550,327 14,456,653,334 7.09
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,044,274,481 1,980,706,290 3.21
Office & EDP Machines 2,969,530,029 3,041,029,459 (2.35)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,907,564,795 8,116,489,421 9.75
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 635,058,298 576,560,908 10.15
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 499,266,869 336,056,237 48.57
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 425,855,855 405,811,019 4.94
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 20,084,716,933 18,877,469,166 6.40
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,513,165,599 1,337,536,375 13.13
Wheat 428,941,515 283,111,096 51.51
Corn 47,875,732 19,498,776 145.53
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 4,322,239 3,657,118 18.19
Crude materials, inedible 885,625,999 865,862,323 2.28
Pulp & waste paper 60,458,631 59,794,959 1.11
Cotton 27,709,182 34,853,920 (20.50)
Syn. Fibers 68,911,282 78,300,421 (11.99)
Metalliferous ores 381,751,411 374,704,118 1.88
Others 346,795,493 318,208,905 8.98
Tobacco, unmanufactured 146,400,114 165,407,062 (11.49)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 18,571,551,334 17,539,932,791 5.88
Feeding stuffs for animals 371,667,711 401,068,601 (7.33)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 141,157,235 135,162,709 4.44
Chemical 3,373,848,291 3,038,732,990 11.03
Chemical compounds 849,306,066 757,716,933 12.09
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 495,621,688 426,962,974 16.08
Urea 102,908,725 87,906,051 17.07
Fertilizer excl. urea 127,276,940 99,264,270 28.22
Artificial resins 869,292,496 788,441,209 10.25
Others 929,442,376 878,441,553 5.81
Manufactured goods 3,621,890,169 3,514,796,660 3.05
Paper & paper products 424,921,272 368,924,780 15.18
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 817,145,933 723,868,883 12.89
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 179,600,311 170,266,087 5.48
Iron & steel 1,064,331,766 1,300,061,815 (18.13)
Non-ferrous metals 566,481,584 419,119,860 35.16
Metal products 341,329,719 303,359,749 12.52
Others 228,079,584 229,195,486 (0.49)
Embroideries 226,396,536 236,360,764 (4.22)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 10,798,632,875 10,137,226,928 6.52
Iron ore, not agglomerated 37,958,517 76,584,139 (50.44)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 7,562,709,165 5,805,787,844 30.26
Coal, Coke 232,829,452 162,124,554 43.61
Petroleum crude 4,757,317,738 3,461,035,756 37.45
Others 2,572,561,975 2,182,627,534 17.87
Consumer Goods 3,435,548,448 3,180,142,928 8.03
Durable 1,489,736,525 1,298,121,237 14.76
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 676,113,759 556,029,691 21.60
Home appliances 194,853,237 199,349,192 (2.26)
Misc. manufactures 618,769,529 542,742,354 14.01
Non-Durable 1,945,811,923 1,882,021,691 3.39
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,791,896,791 1,755,518,520 2.07
Dairy products 406,638,913 390,564,611 4.12
Fish & fish preparation 50,944,226 55,555,973 (8.30)
Rice 467,073,379 488,343,089 (4.36)
Fruits & vegetables 136,260,106 98,614,380 38.17
Others 730,980,167 722,440,467 1.18
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 71,301,951 53,750,650 32.65
Articles of apparel, access. 82,613,181 72,752,521 13.55
Special Transactions 800,505,631 888,752,077 (9.93)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 330,426,029 458,987,687 (28.01)
Others 470,079,602 429,764,390 9.38
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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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