Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to March 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | (%)
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Total Imports 11,970,925,217 11,172,299,096 7.15
Capital Goods 3,712,985,047 3,646,942,397 1.81
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 527,026,451 440,761,393 19.57
Office & EDP Machines 792,535,496 723,474,947 9.55
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,015,367,115 2,124,188,155 (5.12)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 150,056,667 172,057,676 (12.79)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 119,287,750 89,601,300 33.13
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 108,711,568 96,858,926 12.24
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 5,574,126,925 4,603,113,339 21.09
Unprocessed Raw Materials 433,094,054 387,542,560 11.75
Wheat 90,939,536 121,217,444 (24.98)
Corn 2,293,892 21,712,403 (89.44)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,376,549 1,364,784 0.86
Crude materials, inedible 290,883,633 213,656,875 36.15
Pulp & waste paper 18,043,228 16,714,915 7.95
Cotton 4,423,876 8,600,909 (48.57)
Syn. Fibers 17,271,302 16,352,708 5.62
Metalliferous ores 135,660,587 87,066,655 55.81
Others 115,484,640 84,921,688 35.99
Tobacco, unmanufactured 47,600,444 29,591,054 60.86
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 5,141,032,871 4,215,570,779 21.95
Feeding stuffs for animals 134,259,436 111,093,344 20.85
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 53,857,788 37,193,084 44.81
Chemical 930,869,861 802,650,573 15.97
Chemical compounds 259,339,854 210,636,986 23.12
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 146,986,137 131,987,731 11.36
Urea 19,226,643 16,175,375 18.86
Fertilizer excl. urea 30,772,915 28,105,604 9.49
Artificial resins 233,851,703 201,922,432 15.81
Others 240,692,609 213,822,445 12.57
Manufactured goods 913,317,745 834,986,397 9.38
Paper & paper products 115,483,621 109,278,967 5.68
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 194,215,370 193,274,940 0.49
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 44,513,270 48,767,850 (8.72)
Iron & steel 248,569,045 202,155,012 22.96
Non-ferrous metals 126,024,569 146,939,417 (14.23)
Metal products 121,740,431 74,085,843 64.32
Others 62,771,439 60,484,368 3.78
Embroideries 42,446,300 50,174,170 (15.40)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,048,666,640 2,364,649,735 28.93
Iron ore, not agglomerated 17,615,101 14,823,476 18.83
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,659,863,296 1,830,845,881 (9.34)
Coal, Coke 54,199,899 47,166,635 14.91
Petroleum crude 785,932,625 1,035,609,880 (24.11)
Others 819,730,772 748,069,366 9.58
Consumer Goods 859,114,141 868,761,349 (1.11)
Durable 418,314,471 313,814,241 33.30
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 213,097,282 139,731,124 52.51
Home appliances 49,771,258 41,035,714 21.29
Misc. manufactures 155,445,931 133,047,403 16.83
Non-Durable 440,799,670 554,947,108 (20.57)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 410,086,537 519,089,133 (21.00)
Dairy products 123,110,532 115,159,411 6.90
Fish & fish preparation 21,253,445 17,766,287 19.63
Rice 25,388,599 170,470,050 (85.11)
Fruits & vegetables 39,202,529 34,595,558 13.32
Others 201,131,432 181,097,827 11.06
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 9,353,512 13,287,596 (29.61)
Articles of apparel, access. 21,359,621 22,570,379 (5.36)
Special Transactions 164,835,808 222,636,130 (25.96)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 74,853,611 94,038,896 (20.40)
Others 89,982,197 128,597,234 (30.03)
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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: May 25, 2007
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