Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
July and June 2007 and July 2006
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group July p | June r | July | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,041,529 100.00 4,704,858 100.00 4,412,451 100.00 7.16 14.26
Capital Goods 1,418,024 28.13 1,317,952 28.01 1,480,681 33.56 7.59 (4.23)
Power generating and specialized
machines 214,570 4.26 211,329 4.49 212,775 4.82 1.53 0.84
Office and electronic data
processing machines 294,726 5.85 256,049 5.44 272,924 6.19 15.11 7.99
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 803,643 15.94 761,111 16.18 812,825 18.42 5.59 (1.13)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 64,419 1.28 49,421 1.05 55,933 1.27 30.35 15.17
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 3,419 0.07 4,161 0.09 83,045 1.88 (17.85) (95.88)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 37,247 0.74 35,880 0.76 43,178 0.98 3.81 (13.74)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,055,544 40.77 2,216,364 47.11 1,783,192 40.41 (7.26) 15.27
Unprocessed Raw Materials 128,037 2.54 157,938 3.36 131,964 2.99 (18.93) (2.98)
Wheat 26,980 0.54 45,297 0.96 30,203 0.68 (40.44) (10.67)
Corn 28,486 0.57 1,179 0.03 1,520 0.03 2,315.88 1,774.61
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 445 0.01 722 0.02 269 0.01 (38.28) 65.75
Crude materials, inedible 62,594 1.24 89,679 1.91 76,191 1.73 (30.20) (17.85)
Pulp & waste paper 5,746 0.11 4,839 0.10 5,351 0.12 18.73 7.38
Cotton 2,201 0.04 1,605 0.03 2,281 0.05 37.16 (3.52)
Syn. Fibers 7,497 0.15 7,048 0.15 6,848 0.16 6.38 9.48
Metalliferous ores 11,118 0.22 17,006 0.36 31,480 0.71 (34.63) (64.68)
Others 36,031 0.71 59,180 1.26 30,230 0.69 (39.12) 19.19
Tobacco, unmanufactured 9,532 0.19 21,061 0.45 23,782 0.54 (54.74) (59.92)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,927,508 38.23 2,058,426 43.75 1,651,228 37.42 (6.36) 16.73
Feeding stuffs for animals 32,046 0.64 24,378 0.52 36,214 0.82 31.46 (11.51)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 12,463 0.25 16,449 0.35 10,764 0.24 (24.23) 15.78
Chemical 353,552 7.01 324,557 6.90 316,493 7.17 8.93 11.71
Chemical compounds 97,070 1.93 83,100 1.77 77,347 1.75 16.81 25.50
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 54,864 1.09 48,007 1.02 46,876 1.06 14.28 17.04
Urea 15,061 0.30 12,872 0.27 10,586 0.24 17.00 42.26
Fertilizer excl. urea 9,128 0.18 13,260 0.28 6,312 0.14 (31.16) 44.61
Artificial resins 92,252 1.83 81,466 1.73 81,266 1.84 13.24 13.52
Others 85,177 1.69 85,852 1.82 94,106 2.13 (0.79) (9.49)
Manufactured goods 390,796 7.75 423,738 9.01 398,524 9.03 (7.77) (1.94)
Paper & paper products 42,492 0.84 37,045 0.79 33,269 0.75 14.71 27.72
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 78,234 1.55 72,784 1.55 82,399 1.87 7.49 (5.05)
Non-metallic mineral manuf. 21,238 0.42 20,186 0.43 16,072 0.36 5.21 32.14
Iron & steel 121,555 2.41 170,621 3.63 144,829 3.28 (28.76) (16.07)
Non-ferrous metals 63,111 1.25 58,388 1.24 64,102 1.45 8.09 (1.55)
Metal products 41,899 0.83 39,231 0.83 36,024 0.82 6.80 16.31
Others 22,266 0.44 25,484 0.54 21,829 0.49 (12.62) 2.00
Embroideries 23,512 0.47 35,414 0.75 28,009 0.63 (33.61) (16.06)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,096,479 21.75 1,222,026 25.97 861,224 19.52 (10.27) 27.32
Iron ore, not agglomerated 18,660 0.37 11,864 0.25 a - 57.28 -
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 1,029,768 20.43 697,256 14.82 713,688 16.17 47.69 44.29
Coal, Coke 13,514 0.27 27,471 0.58 12,903 0.29 (50.81) 4.73
Petroleum crude 722,026 14.32 388,668 8.26 459,334 10.41 85.77 57.19
Others 294,228 5.84 281,118 5.98 241,451 5.47 4.66 21.86
Consumer Goods 473,381 9.39 425,306 9.04 338,929 7.68 11.30 39.67
Durable 184,838 3.67 174,067 3.70 130,832 2.97 6.19 41.28
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 95,606 1.90 92,770 1.97 54,889 1.24 3.06 74.18
Home appliances 18,623 0.37 18,829 0.40 16,793 0.38 (1.09) 10.90
Misc. manufactures 70,609 1.40 62,467 1.33 59,150 1.34 13.03 19.37
Non-Durable 288,543 5.72 251,239 5.34 208,097 4.72 14.85 38.66
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 274,841 5.45 239,489 5.09 193,154 4.38 14.76 42.29
Dairy products 61,905 1.23 62,421 1.33 40,050 0.91 (0.83) 54.57
Fish & fish preparation 3,247 0.06 2,319 0.05 1,849 0.04 40.02 75.60
Rice 108,348 2.15 87,023 1.85 66,088 1.50 24.50 63.94
Fruits & vegetables 12,963 0.26 11,199 0.24 12,098 0.27 15.76 7.15
Others 88,378 1.75 76,528 1.63 73,069 1.66 15.49 20.95
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,103 0.08 4,508 0.10 7,478 0.17 (9.00) (45.14)
Articles of apparel, access. 9,599 0.19 7,241 0.15 7,465 0.17 32.57 28.60
Special Transactions 64,812 1.29 47,980 1.02 95,961 2.17 35.08 (32.46)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 20,040 0.40 17,738 0.38 32,058 0.73 12.98 (37.49)
Others 44,772 0.89 30,242 0.64 63,903 1.45 48.05 (29.94)
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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: September 25, 2007
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