Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to June 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jun | Jan-Jun | (%)
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Total Imports 25,313,568,049 24,747,553,722 2.29
Capital Goods 7,207,479,910 7,935,733,409 (9.18)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,088,831,481 1,091,853,882 (0.28)
Office & EDP Machines 1,489,816,542 1,472,383,612 1.18
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,900,692,838 4,633,620,630 (15.82)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 299,701,250 304,236,289 (1.49)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 192,014,754 213,469,110 (10.05)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 236,423,045 220,169,886 7.38
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 11,671,353,662 10,462,789,139 11.55
Unprocessed Raw Materials 822,450,112 778,599,457 5.63
Wheat 195,320,695 268,251,277 (27.19)
Corn 8,930,587 40,711,828 (78.06)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,015,088 2,467,221 22.21
Crude materials, inedible 524,312,779 409,929,777 27.90
Pulp & waste paper 33,660,330 36,129,892 (6.84)
Cotton 11,246,584 15,150,679 (25.77)
Syn. Fibers 37,344,488 34,761,703 7.43
Metalliferous ores 187,763,830 131,208,925 43.10
Others 254,297,547 192,678,578 31.98
Tobacco, unmanufactured 90,870,963 57,239,354 58.76
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 10,848,903,550 9,684,189,682 12.03
Feeding stuffs for animals 225,087,147 207,158,561 8.65
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 93,221,327 76,472,623 21.90
Chemical 1,883,698,942 1,786,024,712 5.47
Chemical compounds 508,173,698 431,541,666 17.76
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 299,829,212 270,556,220 10.82
Urea 57,310,813 55,742,992 2.81
Fertilizer excl. urea 59,970,902 69,757,700 (14.03)
Artificial resins 458,504,626 464,166,036 (1.22)
Others 499,909,691 494,260,098 1.14
Manufactured goods 2,062,266,834 1,969,295,111 4.72
Paper & paper products 231,245,916 223,552,491 3.44
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 442,905,125 452,174,965 (2.05)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 101,079,878 99,228,597 1.87
Iron & steel 614,195,590 594,238,497 3.36
Non-ferrous metals 299,372,670 297,491,824 0.63
Metal products 240,095,601 176,636,170 35.93
Others 133,372,054 125,972,567 5.87
Embroideries 133,624,623 118,350,423 12.91
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,388,271,405 5,483,348,913 16.50
Iron ore, not agglomerated 62,733,272 43,539,339 44.08
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 4,083,017,541 4,059,855,345 0.57
Coal, Coke 134,171,544 114,386,412 17.30
Petroleum crude 2,260,364,328 2,466,028,554 (8.34)
Others 1,688,481,669 1,479,440,379 14.13
Consumer Goods 2,042,421,304 1,811,040,211 12.78
Durable 905,370,521 720,055,325 25.74
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 462,829,078 312,234,352 48.23
Home appliances 103,619,369 92,926,212 11.51
Misc. manufactures 338,922,074 314,894,761 7.63
Non-Durable 1,137,050,783 1,090,984,886 4.22
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,072,185,372 1,016,321,689 5.50
Dairy products 292,022,711 231,353,819 26.22
Fish & fish preparation 34,058,295 27,536,952 23.68
Rice 221,334,424 303,737,602 (27.13)
Fruits & vegetables 76,353,124 70,932,307 7.64
Others 448,416,818 382,761,009 17.15
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 22,319,211 30,448,931 (26.70)
Articles of apparel, access. 42,546,200 44,214,266 (3.77)
Special Transactions 309,295,632 478,135,618 (35.31)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 133,436,956 199,658,553 (33.17)
Others 175,858,676 278,477,065 (36.85)
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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: August 24, 2007
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