Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to December 2006 and 2005
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2006 | 2005 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Dec | Jan-Dec | (%)
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Total Imports 51,521,683,438 47,418,182,554 8.65
Capital Goods 16,866,115,948 15,904,219,079 6.05
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,217,725,738 2,147,791,217 3.26
Office & EDP Machines 3,235,038,133 3,306,905,494 (2.17)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 9,686,724,186 8,914,849,234 8.66
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 696,480,054 620,215,911 12.30
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 566,933,852 466,587,256 21.51
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 463,213,985 447,869,967 3.43
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 21,914,391,768 20,698,630,638 5.87
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,644,438,197 1,486,592,677 10.62
Wheat 466,655,333 319,255,653 46.17
Corn 48,486,352 20,926,228 131.70
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 4,948,677 3,964,540 24.82
Crude materials, inedible 962,742,752 962,258,156 0.05
Pulp & waste paper 65,245,126 64,218,629 1.60
Cotton 29,569,800 36,140,392 (18.18)
Syn. Fibers 74,697,099 82,658,459 (9.63)
Metalliferous ores 416,276,811 438,455,731 (5.06)
Others 376,953,916 340,784,945 10.61
Tobacco, unmanufactured 161,605,083 180,188,100 (10.31)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 20,269,953,571 19,212,037,961 5.51
Feeding stuffs for animals 408,703,233 427,091,466 (4.31)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 152,333,891 143,802,696 5.93
Chemical 3,631,087,185 3,295,990,676 10.17
Chemical compounds 909,362,319 824,225,111 10.33
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 529,230,135 458,163,082 15.51
Urea 106,953,299 94,458,910 13.23
Fertilizer excl. urea 139,376,032 110,676,100 25.93
Artificial resins 944,559,758 857,335,844 10.17
Others 1,001,605,642 951,131,629 5.31
Manufactured goods 3,915,897,855 3,800,573,074 3.03
Paper & paper products 456,492,477 394,519,021 15.71
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 889,601,298 785,833,523 13.20
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 195,052,923 186,478,518 4.60
Iron & steel 1,147,065,564 1,381,283,661 (16.96)
Non-ferrous metals 602,822,373 470,330,521 28.17
Metal products 375,974,988 327,887,055 14.67
Others 248,888,232 254,240,775 (2.11)
Embroideries 242,548,291 255,496,842 (5.07)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 11,875,105,638 11,198,437,048 6.04
Iron ore, not agglomerated 44,277,478 90,646,159 (51.15)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 8,121,114,747 6,280,055,728 29.32
Coal, Coke 242,646,907 175,985,025 37.88
Petroleum crude 5,124,609,914 3,780,580,332 35.55
Others 2,753,857,926 2,323,490,371 18.52
Consumer Goods 3,748,614,552 3,428,585,782 9.33
Durable 1,643,262,023 1,411,835,089 16.39
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 751,716,448 600,909,831 25.10
Home appliances 215,777,277 215,601,544 0.08
Misc. manufactures 675,768,298 595,323,714 13.51
Non-Durable 2,105,352,529 2,016,750,693 4.39
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,938,676,821 1,876,672,064 3.30
Dairy products 444,235,620 414,272,744 7.23
Fish & fish preparation 59,023,674 60,556,459 (2.53)
Rice 467,471,929 499,971,127 (6.50)
Fruits & vegetables 160,879,680 114,265,042 40.80
Others 807,065,918 787,606,692 2.47
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 77,927,041 60,237,443 29.37
Articles of apparel, access. 88,748,667 79,841,186 11.16
Special Transactions 871,446,423 1,106,691,327 (21.26)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 343,486,433 498,750,236 (31.13)
Others 527,959,990 607,941,091 (13.16)
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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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