Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January 2007 December and January 2006
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group January p | December r | January r | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 3,714,623 100.00 4,167,517 100.00 3,676,990 100.00 (10.87) 1.02
Capital Goods 1,189,873 32.03 1,317,264 31.61 1,119,723 30.45 (9.67) 6.26
Power generating and specialized
machines 164,467 4.43 92,224 2.21 103,344 2.81 78.33 59.15
Office and electronic data
processing machines 263,899 7.10 288,916 6.93 249,826 6.79 (8.66) 5.63
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 638,143 17.18 779,876 18.71 673,090 18.31 (18.17) (5.19)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 45,704 1.23 62,967 1.51 47,119 1.28 (27.42) (3.00)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 53,712 1.45 67,434 1.62 24,001 0.65 (20.35) 123.79
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 23,949 0.64 25,847 0.62 22,344 0.61 (7.34) 7.18
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,710,898 46.06 1,866,715 44.79 1,528,118 41.56 (8.35) 11.96
Unprocessed Raw Materials 142,754 3.84 129,212 3.10 156,068 4.24 10.48 (8.53)
Wheat 22,038 0.59 31,104 0.75 32,556 0.89 (29.15) (32.31)
Corn 309 0.01 831 0.02 9,036 0.25 (62.86) (96.58)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 671 0.02 626 0.02 401 0.01 7.10 67.26
Crude materials, inedible 98,550 2.65 78,742 1.89 98,775 2.69 25.16 (0.23)
Pulp & waste paper 5,459 0.15 5,498 0.13 6,681 0.18 (0.71) (18.30)
Cotton 1,643 0.04 2,128 0.05 3,129 0.09 (22.77) (47.48)
Syn. Fibers 5,585 0.15 6,003 0.14 6,542 0.18 (6.96) (14.63)
Metalliferous ores 53,012 1.43 37,036 0.89 53,771 1.46 43.13 (1.41)
Others 32,851 0.88 28,077 0.67 28,651 0.78 17.00 14.66
Tobacco, unmanufactured 21,187 0.57 17,908 0.43 15,300 0.42 18.31 38.48
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,568,144 42.22 1,737,503 41.69 1,372,050 37.31 (9.75) 14.29
Feeding stuffs for animals 49,387 1.33 55,070 1.32 52,743 1.43 (10.32) (6.36)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 15,200 0.41 10,981 0.26 13,380 0.36 38.42 13.60
Chemical 305,360 8.22 226,505 5.44 260,056 7.07 34.81 17.42
Chemical compounds 79,343 2.14 63,992 1.54 77,873 2.12 23.99 1.89
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 46,616 1.25 28,983 0.70 46,827 1.27 60.84 (0.45)
Urea 10,211 0.27 4,042 0.10 1,689 0.05 152.62 504.51
Fertilizer excl. urea 9,112 0.25 12,374 0.30 11,073 0.30 (26.36) (17.71)
Artificial resins 79,472 2.14 59,271 1.42 59,748 1.62 34.08 33.01
Others 80,607 2.17 57,844 1.39 62,846 1.71 39.35 28.26
Manufactured goods 288,250 7.76 301,066 7.22 294,242 8.00 (4.26) (2.04)
Paper & paper products 36,215 0.97 37,010 0.89 36,895 1.00 (2.15) (1.84)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 65,193 1.76 70,007 1.68 72,284 1.97 (6.88) (9.81)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 15,425 0.42 14,570 0.35 17,094 0.46 5.87 (9.76)
Iron & steel 75,360 2.03 84,340 2.02 78,898 2.15 (10.65) (4.48)
Non-ferrous metals 38,541 1.04 46,627 1.12 44,514 1.21 (17.34) (13.42)
Metal products 37,708 1.02 26,160 0.63 23,014 0.63 44.14 63.84
Others 19,807 0.53 22,353 0.54 21,542 0.59 (11.39) (8.05)
Embroideries 13,114 0.35 21,155 0.51 22,563 0.61 (38.01) (41.88)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 888,883 23.93 1,116,407 26.79 729,065 19.83 (20.38) 21.92
Iron ore, not agglomerated 7,950 0.21 6,317 0.15 b 0.00 25.85 -
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 486,254 13.09 567,410 13.62 691,078 18.79 (14.30) (29.64)
Coal, Coke 22,533 0.61 14,119 0.34 21,334 0.58 59.59 5.62
Petroleum crude 257,097 6.92 396,676 9.52 466,870 12.70 (35.19) (44.93)
Others 206,624 5.56 156,615 3.76 202,874 5.52 31.93 1.85
Consumer Goods 259,873 7.00 323,451 7.76 273,254 7.43 (19.66) (4.90)
Durable 134,843 3.63 151,473 3.63 121,002 3.29 (10.98) 11.44
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 66,788 1.80 79,651 1.91 60,469 1.64 (16.15) 10.45
Home appliances 18,107 0.49 22,010 0.53 16,366 0.45 (17.73) 10.64
Misc. manufactures 49,947 1.34 49,812 1.20 44,167 1.20 0.27 13.09
Non-Durable 125,031 3.37 171,978 4.13 152,253 4.14 (27.30) (17.88)
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 114,485 3.08 160,354 3.85 139,310 3.79 (28.60) (17.82)
Dairy products 35,966 0.97 50,222 1.21 34,710 0.94 (28.39) 3.62
Fish & fish preparation 5,139 0.14 7,982 0.19 7,999 0.22 (35.62) (35.76)
Rice 383 0.01 381 0.01 28,307 0.77 0.60 (98.65)
Fruits & vegetables 13,710 0.37 24,853 0.60 10,972 0.30 (44.84) 24.96
Others 59,287 1.60 76,916 1.85 57,321 1.56 (22.92) 3.43
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 1,775 0.05 5,951 0.14 4,131 0.11 (70.18) (57.05)
Articles of apparel, access. 8,771 0.24 5,672 0.14 8,812 0.24 54.62 (0.46)
Special Transactions 67,725 1.82 92,677 2.22 64,818 1.76 (26.92) 4.48
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 33,777 0.91 21,732 0.52 23,190 0.63 55.43 45.65
Others 33,948 0.91 70,945 1.70 41,628 1.13 (52.15) (18.45)
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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.
p Preliminary
r Revised
Page last updated: March 27, 2007
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