Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
April and March 2007 and April 2006
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group April p | March r | April | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,336,079 100.00 4,566,483 100.00 4,416,675 100.00 (5.05) (1.82)
Capital Goods 1,021,375 23.56 1,409,601 30.87 1,375,721 31.15 (27.54) (25.76)
Power generating and specialized
machines 169,782 3.92 205,280 4.50 189,351 4.29 (17.29) (10.33)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 235,469 5.43 303,172 6.64 276,559 6.26 (22.33) (14.86)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 515,489 11.89 752,756 16.48 811,548 18.37 (31.52) (36.48)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 51,285 1.18 57,173 1.25 51,944 1.18 (10.30) (1.27)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 6,185 0.14 48,810 1.07 13,208 0.30 (87.33) (53.17)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 43,165 1.00 42,410 0.93 33,111 0.75 1.78 30.36
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,994,228 45.99 2,140,779 46.88 2,108,743 47.75 (6.85) (5.43)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 99,947 2.31 146,688 3.21 113,601 2.57 (31.86) (12.02)
Wheat 9,035 0.21 44,683 0.98 50,691 1.15 (79.78) (82.18)
Corn 2,665 0.06 1,158 0.03 1,140 0.03 130.12 133.81
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 287 0.01 342 0.01 420 0.01 (16.28) (31.84)
Crude materials, inedible 73,185 1.69 84,931 1.86 49,645 1.12 (13.83) 47.42
Pulp & waste paper 4,632 0.11 6,766 0.15 5,809 0.13 (31.53) (20.26)
Cotton 3,990 0.09 1,847 0.04 2,922 0.07 116.01 36.56
Syn. Fibers 6,466 0.15 6,718 0.15 5,459 0.12 (3.75) 18.45
Metalliferous ores 18,276 0.42 27,956 0.61 6,259 0.14 (34.63) 191.98
Others 39,820 0.92 41,644 0.91 29,195 0.66 (4.38) 36.39
Tobacco, unmanufactured 14,776 0.34 15,575 0.34 11,705 0.27 (5.13) 26.24
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,894,281 43.69 1,994,090 43.67 1,995,142 45.17 (5.01) (5.06)
Feeding stuffs for animals 32,106 0.74 42,032 0.92 56,125 1.27 (23.62) (42.80)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 9,281 0.21 21,056 0.46 12,989 0.29 (55.92) (28.55)
Chemical 306,911 7.08 344,182 7.54 331,967 7.52 (10.83) (7.55)
Chemical compounds 81,694 1.88 101,836 2.23 80,847 1.83 (19.78) 1.05
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 49,791 1.15 56,376 1.23 46,084 1.04 (11.68) 8.04
Urea 5,353 0.12 2,472 0.05 8,503 0.19 116.59 (37.04)
Fertilizer excl. urea 8,575 0.20 14,330 0.31 10,813 0.24 (40.16) (20.70)
Artificial resins 73,072 1.69 83,357 1.83 85,499 1.94 (12.34) (14.53)
Others 88,427 2.04 85,811 1.88 100,220 2.27 3.05 (11.77)
Manufactured goods 377,452 8.70 307,376 6.73 374,874 8.49 22.80 0.69
Paper & paper products 41,344 0.95 42,054 0.92 40,950 0.93 (1.69) 0.96
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 84,156 1.94 71,054 1.56 91,505 2.07 18.44 (8.03)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 17,253 0.40 15,410 0.34 15,587 0.35 11.96 10.69
Iron & steel 112,878 2.60 72,408 1.59 135,664 3.07 55.89 (16.80)
Non-ferrous metals 58,547 1.35 45,444 1.00 39,449 0.89 28.83 48.41
Metal products 39,596 0.91 39,352 0.86 29,454 0.67 0.62 34.43
Others 23,677 0.55 21,654 0.47 22,265 0.50 9.34 6.35
Embroideries 29,111 0.67 16,993 0.37 27,370 0.62 71.31 6.36
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,117,895 25.78 1,262,450 27.65 1,183,397 26.79 (11.45) (5.54)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 21,525 0.50 a - 8,420 0.19 - 155.64
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 930,047 21.45 630,564 13.81 534,289 12.10 47.49 74.07
Coal, Coke 24,158 0.56 18,240 0.40 12,734 0.29 32.45 89.71
Petroleum crude 576,018 13.28 316,742 6.94 346,546 7.85 81.86 66.22
Others 329,870 7.61 295,583 6.47 175,009 3.96 11.60 88.49
Consumer Goods 345,403 7.97 326,835 7.16 323,841 7.33 5.68 6.66
Durable 142,894 3.30 148,656 3.26 114,473 2.59 (3.88) 24.83
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 67,602 1.56 72,795 1.59 41,521 0.94 (7.13) 62.82
Home appliances 16,717 0.39 17,316 0.38 16,820 0.38 (3.45) (0.61)
Misc. manufactures 58,575 1.35 58,546 1.28 56,133 1.27 0.05 4.35
Non-Durable 202,509 4.67 178,179 3.90 209,368 4.74 13.65 (3.28)
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 190,769 4.40 166,485 3.65 194,542 4.40 14.59 (1.94)
Dairy products 40,115 0.93 43,705 0.96 48,585 1.10 (8.22) (17.43)
Fish & fish preparation 4,616 0.11 8,050 0.18 3,080 0.07 (42.66) 49.85
Rice 57,752 1.33 18,194 0.40 61,717 1.40 217.43 (6.42)
Fruits & vegetables 12,222 0.28 13,921 0.30 12,156 0.28 (12.20) 0.55
Others 76,064 1.75 82,615 1.81 69,003 1.56 (7.93) 10.23
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,445 0.10 4,832 0.11 7,397 0.17 (8.01) (39.91)
Articles of apparel, access. 7,295 0.17 6,862 0.15 7,429 0.17 6.31 (1.80)
Special Transactions 45,026 1.04 58,704 1.29 74,081 1.68 (23.30) (39.22)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 16,929 0.39 24,897 0.55 33,956 0.77 (32.00) (50.14)
Others 28,096 0.65 33,806 0.74 40,126 0.91 (16.89) (29.98)
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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: June 26, 2007
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