Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to July 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jul | Jan-Jul | (%)
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Total Imports 30,354,581,426 29,160,004,376 4.10
Capital Goods 8,625,852,249 9,416,414,361 (8.40)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,303,421,388 1,304,629,329 (0.09)
Office & EDP Machines 1,785,648,432 1,745,308,002 2.31
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 4,703,548,421 5,446,445,425 (13.64)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 364,122,871 360,169,511 1.10
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 195,433,511 296,513,825 (34.09)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 273,677,626 263,348,269 3.92
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 13,726,057,822 12,245,981,424 12.09
Unprocessed Raw Materials 950,454,371 910,563,511 4.38
Wheat 222,301,477 298,454,176 (25.52)
Corn 37,416,176 42,231,372 (11.40)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,460,449 2,735,913 26.48
Crude materials, inedible 586,873,316 486,120,494 20.73
Pulp & waste paper 39,406,367 41,481,046 (5.00)
Cotton 13,447,820 17,432,130 (22.86)
Syn. Fibers 44,841,970 41,609,803 7.77
Metalliferous ores 198,881,717 162,689,406 22.25
Others 290,295,442 222,908,109 30.23
Tobacco, unmanufactured 100,402,953 81,021,556 23.92
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 12,775,603,451 11,335,417,913 12.71
Feeding stuffs for animals 257,133,765 243,372,070 5.65
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 105,351,153 87,236,700 20.76
Chemical 2,236,734,693 2,102,517,806 6.38
Chemical compounds 605,243,306 508,888,902 18.93
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 354,693,408 317,432,260 11.74
Urea 72,371,578 66,329,420 9.11
Fertilizer excl. urea 69,098,540 76,069,429 (9.16)
Artificial resins 550,217,435 545,432,122 0.88
Others 585,110,426 588,365,673 (0.55)
Manufactured goods 2,453,065,959 2,367,819,206 3.60
Paper & paper products 273,734,235 256,821,576 6.59
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 521,119,148 534,574,343 (2.52)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 122,318,024 115,300,949 6.09
Iron & steel 735,752,469 739,067,166 (0.45)
Non-ferrous metals 362,483,823 361,593,443 0.25
Metal products 281,985,470 212,660,139 32.60
Others 155,672,790 147,801,590 5.33
Embroideries 157,137,310 146,359,818 7.36
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 7,484,787,411 6,344,572,974 17.97
Iron ore, not agglomerated 81,393,160 43,539,339 86.94
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 5,112,798,160 4,773,542,881 7.11
Coal, Coke 147,685,332 127,289,465 16.02
Petroleum crude 2,982,394,046 2,925,362,173 1.95
Others 1,982,718,782 1,720,891,243 15.21
Consumer Goods 2,516,140,784 2,149,969,380 17.03
Durable 1,090,231,903 850,887,021 28.13
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 558,436,309 367,122,976 52.11
Home appliances 122,264,462 109,718,978 11.43
Misc. manufactures 409,531,132 374,045,067 9.49
Non-Durable 1,425,908,881 1,299,082,359 9.76
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,347,341,212 1,209,476,185 11.40
Dairy products 353,928,180 271,403,713 30.41
Fish & fish preparation 37,303,689 29,385,841 26.94
Rice 329,682,792 369,825,654 (10.85)
Fruits & vegetables 89,316,654 83,030,564 7.57
Others 537,109,897 455,830,413 17.83
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 26,421,975 37,927,195 (30.34)
Articles of apparel, access. 52,145,694 51,678,979 0.90
Special Transactions 373,732,411 574,096,330 (34.90)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 153,466,389 231,716,563 (33.77)
Others 220,266,022 342,379,767 (35.67)
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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: September 25, 2007
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