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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