Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to February 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Feb | Jan-Feb | (%)
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Total Imports 7,404,482,069 7,034,679,271 5.26
Capital Goods 2,301,326,926 2,316,137,282 (0.64)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 320,413,356 260,102,250 23.19
Office & EDP Machines 489,553,187 471,215,017 3.89
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,261,689,795 1,351,533,596 (6.65)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 92,877,775 99,300,404 (6.47)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 70,478,591 72,074,956 (2.21)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 66,314,222 61,911,059 7.11
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 3,433,412,105 2,849,353,786 20.50
Unprocessed Raw Materials 286,498,353 229,377,841 24.90
Wheat 46,257,156 60,094,905 (23.03)
Corn 1,135,791 17,357,835 (93.46)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,034,294 734,747 40.77
Crude materials, inedible 206,045,140 132,799,028 55.16
Pulp & waste paper 11,277,308 11,727,277 (3.84)
Cotton 2,576,705 4,713,354 (45.33)
Syn. Fibers 10,553,506 10,693,303 (1.31)
Metalliferous ores 107,706,922 54,995,855 95.85
Others 73,930,699 50,669,239 45.91
Tobacco, unmanufactured 32,025,972 18,391,326 74.14
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 3,146,913,752 2,619,975,945 20.11
Feeding stuffs for animals 92,212,959 84,922,878 8.58
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 32,847,606 23,435,322 40.16
Chemical 586,412,185 483,903,653 21.18
Chemical compounds 157,544,631 130,240,263 20.96
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 90,436,950 86,237,644 4.87
Urea 16,755,120 4,766,577 251.51
Fertilizer excl. urea 16,442,556 19,763,602 (16.80)
Artificial resins 150,618,601 115,890,597 29.97
Others 154,614,327 127,004,970 21.74
Manufactured goods 605,869,230 511,423,066 18.47
Paper & paper products 73,522,370 65,442,094 12.35
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 123,009,235 119,736,224 2.73
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 29,121,083 31,133,571 (6.46)
Iron & steel 176,112,238 130,460,265 34.99
Non-ferrous metals 80,694,966 82,423,482 (2.10)
Metal products 82,248,531 43,394,231 89.54
Others 41,160,807 38,833,199 5.99
Embroideries 25,453,267 32,705,201 (22.17)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 1,786,503,430 1,475,082,051 21.11
Iron ore, not agglomerated 17,615,075 8,503,774 107.14
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,029,337,757 1,215,804,984 (15.34)
Coal, Coke 35,960,157 26,656,381 34.90
Petroleum crude 469,193,124 763,815,170 (38.57)
Others 524,184,476 425,333,433 23.24
Consumer Goods 531,986,625 515,251,432 3.25
Durable 269,695,732 208,254,314 29.50
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 140,302,989 95,658,323 46.67
Home appliances 32,383,102 25,535,733 26.81
Misc. manufactures 97,009,641 87,060,258 11.43
Non-Durable 262,290,893 306,997,118 (14.56)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 243,221,763 285,941,949 (14.94)
Dairy products 79,343,653 65,758,459 20.66
Fish & fish preparation 13,187,715 11,802,395 11.74
Rice 7,194,800 74,048,142 (90.28)
Fruits & vegetables 25,248,135 21,512,145 17.37
Others 118,247,460 112,820,808 4.81
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,521,235 6,946,912 (34.92)
Articles of apparel, access. 14,547,895 14,108,257 3.12
Special Transactions 108,418,656 138,131,787 (21.51)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 49,939,983 57,925,512 (13.79)
Others 58,478,673 80,206,275 (27.09)
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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: April 25, 2007
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