Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
December and November 2006 and December 2005
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group December | November | December | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,156,653 100.00 4,508,086 100.00 4,209,377 100.00 (7.80) (1.25)
Capital Goods 1,384,327 33.30 1,445,719 32.07 1,447,566 34.39 (4.25) (4.37)
Power generating and specialized
machines 173,590 4.18 172,489 3.83 167,085 3.97 0.64 3.89
Office and electronic data
processing machines 265,434 6.39 297,319 6.60 265,876 6.32 (10.72) (0.17)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 778,954 18.74 803,392 17.82 798,360 18.97 (3.04) (2.43)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 61,404 1.48 77,537 1.72 43,655 1.04 (20.81) 40.66
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 67,657 1.63 55,079 1.22 130,531 3.10 22.84 (48.17)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 37,288 0.90 39,903 0.89 42,059 1.00 (6.55) (11.34)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,820,432 43.80 1,922,500 42.65 1,821,161 43.26 (5.31) (0.04)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 131,868 3.17 157,734 3.50 149,056 3.54 (16.40) (11.53)
Wheat 37,709 0.91 24,688 0.55 36,145 0.86 52.74 4.33
Corn 610 0.01 1,617 0.04 1,427 0.03 (62.26) (57.24)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 626 0.02 404 0.01 307 0.01 54.94 103.75
Crude materials, inedible 77,719 1.87 118,449 2.63 96,396 2.29 (34.39) (19.37)
Pulp & waste paper 4,786 0.12 3,429 0.08 4,424 0.11 39.57 8.19
Cotton 1,860 0.04 3,428 0.08 1,286 0.03 (45.74) 44.58
Syn. Fibers 5,785 0.14 5,327 0.12 4,358 0.10 8.60 32.74
Metalliferous ores 34,512 0.83 73,239 1.62 63,752 1.51 (52.88) (45.87)
Others 30,777 0.74 33,026 0.73 22,576 0.54 (6.81) 36.32
Tobacco, unmanufactured 15,203 0.37 12,575 0.28 14,781 0.35 20.89 2.85
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,688,564 40.62 1,764,766 39.15 1,672,105 39.72 (4.32) 0.98
Feeding stuffs for animals 37,036 0.89 39,056 0.87 26,023 0.62 (5.17) 42.32
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 11,289 0.27 12,589 0.28 8,640 0.21 (10.32) 30.66
Chemical 256,580 6.17 297,859 6.61 257,258 6.11 (13.86) (0.26)
Chemical compounds 60,264 1.45 69,694 1.55 66,508 1.58 (13.53) (9.39)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 33,403 0.80 46,691 1.04 31,200 0.74 (28.46) 7.06
Urea 4,043 0.10 10,934 0.24 6,553 0.16 (63.03) (38.31)
Fertilizer excl. urea 12,096 0.29 14,170 0.31 11,412 0.27 (14.63) 6.00
Artificial resins 74,827 1.80 76,175 1.69 68,895 1.64 (1.77) 8.61
Others 71,948 1.73 80,195 1.78 72,690 1.73 (10.28) (1.02)
Manufactured goods 293,873 7.07 284,187 6.30 285,776 6.79 3.41 2.83
Paper & paper products 31,603 0.76 37,535 0.83 25,594 0.61 (15.80) 23.48
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up articles 72,373 1.74 64,448 1.43 61,965 1.47 12.30 16.80
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 15,449 0.37 17,244 0.38 16,212 0.39 (10.40) (4.71)
Iron & steel 82,725 1.99 69,984 1.55 81,222 1.93 18.21 1.85
Non-ferrous metals 36,406 0.88 46,436 1.03 51,211 1.22 (21.60) (28.91)
Metal products 34,900 0.84 26,102 0.58 24,527 0.58 33.71 42.29
Others 20,416 0.49 22,438 0.50 25,045 0.59 (9.01) (18.48)
Embroideries 16,149 0.39 15,436 0.34 19,136 0.45 4.62 (15.61)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,067,317 25.68 1,113,316 24.70 1,061,210 25.21 (4.13) 0.58
Iron ore, not agglomerated 6,319 0.15 2,323 0.05 14,062 0.33 172.04 (55.07)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant and
Related Materials 558,300 13.43 783,703 17.38 474,268 11.27 (28.76) 17.72
Coal, Coke 9,811 0.24 33,111 0.73 13,860 0.33 (70.37) (29.21)
Petroleum crude 367,199 8.83 508,092 11.27 319,545 7.59 (27.73) 14.91
Others 181,290 4.36 242,500 5.38 140,863 3.35 (25.24) 28.70
Consumer Goods 313,350 7.54 310,088 6.88 248,443 5.90 1.05 26.13
Durable 153,533 3.69 170,934 3.79 113,714 2.70 (10.18) 35.02
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 75,587 1.82 84,301 1.87 44,880 1.07 (10.34) 68.42
Home appliances 20,923 0.50 22,791 0.51 16,252 0.39 (8.20) 28.74
Misc. manufactures 57,023 1.37 63,842 1.42 52,581 1.25 (10.68) 8.45
Non-Durable 159,817 3.84 139,154 3.09 134,729 3.20 14.85 18.62
Food & live animals chiefly
for food 147,048 3.54 121,998 2.71 121,154 2.88 20.53 21.37
Dairy products 37,591 0.90 31,276 0.69 23,708 0.56 20.19 58.56
Fish & fish preparation 8,078 0.19 7,744 0.17 5,000 0.12 4.31 61.55
Rice 399 0.01 140 0.00 11,628 0.28 183.84 (96.57)
Fruits & vegetables 24,617 0.59 16,815 0.37 15,651 0.37 46.41 57.29
Others 76,363 1.84 66,023 1.46 65,166 1.55 15.66 17.18
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 6,623 0.16 10,218 0.23 6,487 0.15 (35.18) 2.10
Articles of apparel, access. 6,145 0.15 6,937 0.15 7,089 0.17 (11.42) (13.31)
Special Transactions 80,245 1.93 46,076 1.02 217,939 5.18 74.16 (63.18)
Articles temporarily imported
& exported 22,124 0.53 22,817 0.51 39,763 0.94 (3.04) (44.36)
Others 58,121 1.40 23,259 0.52 178,177 4.23 149.88 (67.38)
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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: February 27, 2007
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