Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to April 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Apr | Jan-Apr | (%)
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Total Imports 16,306,971,370 15,765,714,123 3.43
Capital Goods 4,735,396,184 5,160,835,306 (8.24)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 697,161,311 699,902,257 (0.39)
Office & EDP Machines 1,028,230,669 991,747,339 3.68
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,531,295,959 3,003,957,885 (15.73)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 201,343,630 219,862,836 (8.42)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 125,473,412 104,817,864 19.71
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 151,891,203 140,547,125 8.07
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 7,569,856,061 6,728,628,384 12.50
Unprocessed Raw Materials 533,136,969 505,980,965 5.37
Wheat 99,974,908 171,035,633 (41.55)
Corn 4,958,951 22,964,755 (78.41)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,663,091 1,779,680 (6.55)
Crude materials, inedible 364,163,896 272,985,154 33.40
Pulp & waste paper 22,675,703 22,293,900 1.71
Cotton 8,413,981 11,579,676 (27.34)
Syn. Fibers 23,737,506 21,815,492 8.81
Metalliferous ores 153,941,152 91,793,112 67.70
Others 155,395,554 125,502,974 23.82
Tobacco, unmanufactured 62,376,123 37,215,743 67.61
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 7,036,719,092 6,222,647,419 13.08
Feeding stuffs for animals 166,365,510 157,529,087 5.61
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 63,217,281 51,856,650 21.91
Chemical 1,238,126,297 1,174,262,901 5.44
Chemical compounds 341,201,486 293,901,663 16.09
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 196,777,544 178,201,739 10.42
Urea 24,579,742 25,007,240 (1.71)
Fertilizer excl. urea 39,347,973 39,216,190 0.34
Artificial resins 307,005,883 304,806,274 0.72
Others 329,213,669 333,129,795 (1.18)
Manufactured goods 1,291,369,255 1,231,760,479 4.84
Paper & paper products 157,049,769 148,523,446 5.74
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 278,457,233 290,914,846 (4.28)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 61,785,934 65,470,780 (5.63)
Iron & steel 361,650,528 343,929,563 5.15
Non-ferrous metals 184,568,504 190,150,439 (2.94)
Metal products 161,350,991 109,978,649 46.71
Others 86,506,296 82,792,756 4.49
Embroideries 71,557,099 75,589,605 (5.33)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,166,943,629 3,508,100,257 18.78
Iron ore, not agglomerated 39,140,021 23,548,440 66.21
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 2,589,921,104 2,381,403,532 8.76
Coal, Coke 78,358,426 57,505,661 36.26
Petroleum crude 1,361,953,430 1,366,438,783 (0.33)
Others 1,149,609,248 957,459,088 20.07
Consumer Goods 1,204,719,045 1,212,389,844 (0.63)
Durable 561,287,969 446,538,187 25.70
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 280,699,675 183,991,325 52.56
Home appliances 66,448,316 61,337,218 8.33
Misc. manufactures 214,139,978 201,209,644 6.43
Non-Durable 643,431,076 765,851,657 (15.98)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 600,908,559 713,695,232 (15.80)
Dairy products 163,190,411 163,014,434 0.11
Fish & fish preparation 25,869,368 21,455,578 20.57
Rice 83,141,081 235,440,301 (64.69)
Fruits & vegetables 51,425,109 47,424,416 8.44
Others 277,282,590 246,360,503 12.55
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 13,798,764 21,373,450 (35.44)
Articles of apparel, access. 28,723,753 30,782,975 (6.69)
Special Transactions 207,078,976 282,457,057 (26.69)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 91,767,254 128,883,542 (28.80)
Others 115,311,722 153,573,515 (24.91)
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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: June 26, 2007
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