Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
March and February 2007 and March 2006
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group March p | February r | March | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,566,515 100.00 3,689,826 100.00 4,137,620 100.00 23.76 10.37
Capital Goods 1,408,565 30.85 1,111,936 30.14 1,330,805 32.16 26.68 5.84
Power generating and specialized
machines 204,927 4.49 156,818 4.25 180,659 4.37 30.68 13.43
Office and electronic data
processing machines 302,946 6.63 224,621 6.09 252,260 6.10 34.87 20.09
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 752,317 16.47 623,886 16.91 772,655 18.67 20.59 (2.63)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 57,171 1.25 47,307 1.28 72,757 1.76 20.85 (21.42)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 48,809 1.07 16,756 0.45 17,526 0.42 191.30 178.49
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 42,396 0.93 42,548 1.15 34,948 0.84 (0.36) 21.31
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,139,278 46.85 1,721,638 46.66 1,753,760 42.39 24.26 21.98
Unprocessed Raw Materials 146,592 3.21 143,746 3.90 158,165 3.82 1.98 (7.32)
Wheat 44,682 0.98 24,219 0.66 61,123 1.48 84.49 (26.90)
Corn 1,158 0.03 827 0.02 4,355 0.11 40.03 (73.40)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 342 0.01 364 0.01 630 0.02 (5.86) (45.68)
Crude materials, inedible 84,835 1.86 107,498 2.91 80,858 1.95 (21.08) 4.92
Pulp & waste paper 6,766 0.15 5,818 0.16 4,988 0.12 16.28 35.65
Cotton 1,847 0.04 933 0.03 3,888 0.09 97.92 (52.49)
Syn. Fibers 6,718 0.15 4,968 0.13 5,659 0.14 35.22 18.70
Metalliferous ores 27,951 0.61 54,698 1.48 32,071 0.78 (48.90) (12.85)
Others 41,553 0.91 41,080 1.11 34,252 0.83 1.15 21.31
Tobacco, unmanufactured 15,574 0.34 10,839 0.29 11,200 0.27 43.69 39.06
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,992,685 43.64 1,577,892 42.76 1,595,595 38.56 26.29 24.89
Feeding stuffs for animals 42,032 0.92 42,767 1.16 26,170 0.63 (1.72) 60.61
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 20,978 0.46 17,616 0.48 13,758 0.33 19.09 52.48
Chemical 343,837 7.53 281,357 7.63 318,747 7.70 22.21 7.87
Chemical compounds 101,668 2.23 78,276 2.12 80,397 1.94 29.88 26.46
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 56,375 1.23 43,610 1.18 45,750 1.11 29.27 23.22
Urea 2,472 0.05 6,545 0.18 11,409 0.28 (62.24) (78.34)
Fertilizer excl. urea 14,330 0.31 7,331 0.20 8,342 0.20 95.48 71.79
Artificial resins 83,275 1.82 71,090 1.93 86,032 2.08 17.14 (3.20)
Others 85,717 1.88 74,504 2.02 86,817 2.10 15.05 (1.27)
Manufactured goods 306,777 6.72 317,323 8.60 323,563 7.82 (3.32) (5.19)
Paper & paper products 41,832 0.92 37,432 1.01 43,837 1.06 11.76 (4.57)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 70,968 1.55 57,631 1.56 73,539 1.78 23.14 (3.50)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 15,391 0.34 13,708 0.37 17,634 0.43 12.28 (12.72)
Iron & steel 72,204 1.58 100,553 2.73 71,695 1.73 (28.19) 0.71
Non-ferrous metals 45,448 1.00 42,011 1.14 64,516 1.56 8.18 (29.56)
Metal products 39,337 0.86 44,670 1.21 30,692 0.74 (11.94) 28.17
Others 21,597 0.47 21,319 0.58 21,651 0.52 1.30 (0.25)
Embroideries 16,993 0.37 12,339 0.33 17,469 0.42 37.71 (2.72)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,262,068 27.64 896,826 24.31 889,568 21.50 40.73 41.87
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - 9,665 0.26 6,320 0.15 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 630,553 13.81 543,010 14.72 615,041 14.86 16.12 2.52
Coal, Coke 18,240 0.40 13,427 0.36 20,510 0.50 35.84 (11.07)
Petroleum crude 316,739 6.94 212,095 5.75 271,795 6.57 49.34 16.54
Others 295,575 6.47 317,488 8.60 322,736 7.80 (6.90) (8.42)
Consumer Goods 326,634 7.15 271,874 7.37 353,510 8.54 20.14 (7.60)
Durable 148,577 3.25 134,906 3.66 105,560 2.55 10.13 40.75
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 72,794 1.59 73,486 1.99 44,073 1.07 (0.94) 65.17
Home appliances 17,356 0.38 14,430 0.39 15,500 0.37 20.28 11.97
Misc. manufactures 58,427 1.28 46,990 1.27 45,987 1.11 24.34 27.05
Non-Durable 178,057 3.90 136,968 3.71 247,950 5.99 30.00 (28.19)
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 166,433 3.64 128,414 3.48 233,147 5.63 29.61 (28.61)
Dairy products 43,740 0.96 42,818 1.16 49,401 1.19 2.15 (11.46)
Fish & fish preparation 8,050 0.18 7,974 0.22 5,964 0.14 0.96 34.99
Rice 18,194 0.40 6,811 0.18 96,422 2.33 167.11 (81.13)
Fruits & vegetables 13,921 0.30 11,584 0.31 13,083 0.32 20.17 6.40
Others 82,527 1.81 59,227 1.61 68,277 1.65 39.34 20.87
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,832 0.11 2,743 0.07 6,341 0.15 76.13 (23.79)
Articles of apparel, access. 6,793 0.15 5,811 0.16 8,462 0.20 16.90 (19.73)
Special Transactions 61,486 1.35 41,367 1.12 84,504 2.04 48.64 (27.24)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 24,913 0.55 17,045 0.46 36,113 0.87 46.16 (31.01)
Others 36,573 0.80 24,322 0.66 48,391 1.17 50.37 (24.42)
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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: May 25, 2007
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