Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to May 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-May | Jan-May | (%)
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Total Imports 20,608,356,393 20,213,555,020 1.95
Capital Goods 5,889,495,563 6,466,487,586 (8.92)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 877,448,551 899,588,411 (2.46)
Office & EDP Machines 1,234,843,843 1,211,798,580 1.90
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,138,507,057 3,796,336,524 (17.33)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 250,292,391 256,841,555 (2.55)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 187,853,254 126,082,895 48.99
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 200,550,467 175,839,621 14.05
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 9,454,550,703 8,583,986,374 10.14
Unprocessed Raw Materials 664,477,469 615,365,808 7.98
Wheat 150,023,683 213,512,018 (29.74)
Corn 7,751,493 30,627,324 (74.69)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,293,573 2,099,020 9.27
Crude materials, inedible 434,598,581 321,343,026 35.24
Pulp & waste paper 28,820,926 27,933,524 3.18
Cotton 9,641,694 13,303,157 (27.52)
Syn. Fibers 30,296,469 28,482,180 6.37
Metalliferous ores 170,755,797 92,925,219 83.76
Others 195,083,695 158,698,946 22.93
Tobacco, unmanufactured 69,810,139 47,784,420 46.09
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 8,790,073,234 7,968,620,566 10.31
Feeding stuffs for animals 200,709,733 183,309,438 9.49
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 76,445,765 64,312,359 18.87
Chemical 1,558,702,712 1,466,292,280 6.30
Chemical compounds 425,072,455 360,717,882 17.84
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 251,822,703 213,377,204 18.02
Urea 44,438,810 42,303,057 5.05
Fertilizer excl. urea 46,711,187 56,426,024 (17.22)
Artificial resins 376,499,329 382,951,458 (1.68)
Others 414,158,228 410,516,655 0.89
Manufactured goods 1,638,872,304 1,592,399,617 2.92
Paper & paper products 194,196,824 183,620,996 5.76
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 370,100,857 371,296,368 (0.32)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 80,895,295 81,896,308 (1.22)
Iron & steel 443,603,843 466,942,996 (5.00)
Non-ferrous metals 240,985,580 236,331,694 1.97
Metal products 201,164,271 148,228,365 35.71
Others 107,925,634 104,082,890 3.69
Embroideries 98,210,805 97,615,541 0.61
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 5,166,262,517 4,533,305,891 13.96
Iron ore, not agglomerated 50,869,398 31,385,440 62.08
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 3,385,853,438 3,274,462,291 3.40
Coal, Coke 106,701,031 95,116,129 12.18
Petroleum crude 1,871,698,911 1,957,476,375 (4.38)
Others 1,407,453,496 1,221,869,787 15.19
Consumer Goods 1,617,492,536 1,507,404,975 7.30
Durable 731,366,064 578,816,292 26.36
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 370,059,442 248,316,243 49.03
Home appliances 84,852,633 73,477,378 15.48
Misc. manufactures 276,453,989 257,022,671 7.56
Non-Durable 886,126,472 928,588,683 (4.57)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 833,010,341 864,551,928 (3.65)
Dairy products 229,602,036 196,113,353 17.08
Fish & fish preparation 31,738,287 25,084,042 26.53
Rice 134,311,949 271,349,093 (50.50)
Fruits & vegetables 65,154,714 59,883,903 8.80
Others 372,203,355 312,121,537 19.25
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 17,810,977 26,468,543 (32.71)
Articles of apparel, access. 35,305,154 37,568,212 (6.02)
Special Transactions 260,964,153 381,213,794 (31.54)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 115,707,139 166,713,801 (30.60)
Others 145,257,014 214,499,993 (32.28)
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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: July 25, 2007
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