Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
August and July 2007 and August 2006
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group August p | July r | August | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,971,287 100.00 5,041,085 100.00 4,883,658 100.00 (1.38) 1.79
Capital Goods 1,395,715 28.08 1,418,974 28.15 1,539,239 31.52 (1.64) (9.32)
Power generating and specialized
machines 210,087 4.23 214,943 4.26 189,149 3.87 (2.26) 11.07
Office and electronic data
processing machines 289,497 5.82 295,187 5.86 297,869 6.10 (1.93) (2.81)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 790,785 15.91 803,658 15.94 869,101 17.80 (1.60) (9.01)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 45,849 0.92 64,537 1.28 55,735 1.14 (28.96) (17.74)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 20,947 0.42 3,419 0.07 83,378 1.71 512.72 (74.88)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 38,549 0.78 37,230 0.74 44,008 0.90 3.54 (12.40)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,156,425 43.38 2,058,260 40.83 2,003,061 41.02 4.77 7.66
Unprocessed Raw Materials 146,507 2.95 128,043 2.54 168,390 3.45 14.42 (13.00)
Wheat 36,100 0.73 26,981 0.54 21,424 0.44 33.80 68.50
Corn 1,708 0.03 28,486 0.57 696 0.01 (94.00) 145.56
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 512 0.01 445 0.01 489 0.01 15.02 4.82
Crude materials, inedible 97,932 1.97 62,599 1.24 130,254 2.67 56.44 (24.81)
Pulp & waste paper 5,518 0.11 5,746 0.11 4,635 0.09 (3.96) 19.05
Cotton 3,070 0.06 2,201 0.04 3,047 0.06 39.48 0.77
Syn. Fibers 7,705 0.15 7,497 0.15 6,719 0.14 2.76 14.67
Metalliferous ores 43,836 0.88 11,118 0.22 84,593 1.73 294.28 (48.18)
Others 37,803 0.76 36,037 0.71 31,260 0.64 4.90 20.93
Tobacco, unmanufactured 10,254 0.21 9,532 0.19 15,528 0.32 7.58 (33.96)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,009,918 40.43 1,930,217 38.29 1,834,670 37.57 4.13 9.55
Feeding stuffs for animals 37,189 0.75 32,047 0.64 30,891 0.63 16.05 20.39
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 10,932 0.22 12,786 0.25 10,769 0.22 (14.50) 1.51
Chemical 353,855 7.12 354,159 7.03 338,351 6.93 (0.09) 4.58
Chemical compounds 114,888 2.31 97,077 1.93 92,696 1.90 18.35 23.94
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 41,279 0.83 54,964 1.09 41,294 0.85 (24.90) (0.04)
Urea 3,529 0.07 15,061 0.30 5,955 0.12 (76.57) (40.75)
Fertilizer excl. urea 16,206 0.33 9,128 0.18 18,951 0.39 77.55 (14.49)
Artificial resins 88,850 1.79 92,338 1.83 83,736 1.71 (3.78) 6.11
Others 89,104 1.79 85,591 1.70 95,719 1.96 4.10 (6.91)
Manufactured goods 321,071 6.46 391,360 7.76 355,817 7.29 (17.96) (9.77)
Paper & paper products 40,635 0.82 42,502 0.84 43,009 0.88 (4.39) (5.52)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 63,355 1.27 78,368 1.55 67,457 1.38 (19.16) (6.08)
Non-metallic mineral manuf. 20,211 0.41 21,241 0.42 16,753 0.34 (4.85) 20.64
Iron & steel 78,621 1.58 121,656 2.41 110,536 2.26 (35.37) (28.87)
Non-ferrous metals 61,560 1.24 63,217 1.25 60,211 1.23 (2.62) 2.24
Metal products 34,866 0.70 41,893 0.83 36,934 0.76 (16.77) (5.60)
Others 21,823 0.44 22,484 0.45 20,917 0.43 (2.94) 4.33
Embroideries 16,587 0.33 23,518 0.47 24,390 0.50 (29.47) (31.99)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,259,478 25.34 1,097,687 21.77 1,074,453 22.00 14.74 17.22
Iron ore, not agglomerated 10,808 0.22 18,660 0.37 - - (42.08) -
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 970,723 19.53 1,029,774 20.43 916,510 18.77 (5.73) 5.92
Coal, Coke 9,898 0.20 13,514 0.27 24,219 0.50 (26.76) (59.13)
Petroleum crude 568,101 11.43 722,031 14.32 632,346 12.95 (21.32) (10.16)
Others 392,725 7.90 294,229 5.84 259,946 5.32 33.48 51.08
Consumer Goods 396,363 7.97 473,522 9.39 355,163 7.27 (16.29) 11.60
Durable 174,208 3.50 184,909 3.67 132,185 2.71 (5.79) 31.79
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 99,651 2.00 95,653 1.90 59,290 1.21 4.18 68.07
Home appliances 17,034 0.34 18,592 0.37 13,794 0.28 (8.38) 23.49
Misc. manufactures 57,523 1.16 70,664 1.40 59,100 1.21 (18.60) (2.67)
Non-Durable 222,154 4.47 288,614 5.73 222,979 4.57 (23.03) (0.37)
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 207,124 4.17 274,717 5.45 205,495 4.21 (24.60) 0.79
Dairy products 50,082 1.01 61,931 1.23 39,784 0.81 (19.13) 25.89
Fish & fish preparation 4,359 0.09 3,245 0.06 4,254 0.09 34.30 2.46
Rice 54,409 1.09 108,348 2.15 73,258 1.50 (49.78) (25.73)
Fruits & vegetables 11,991 0.24 12,964 0.26 10,590 0.22 (7.51) 13.22
Others 86,283 1.74 88,228 1.75 77,609 1.59 (2.20) 11.18
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 7,141 0.14 4,247 0.08 9,280 0.19 68.16 (23.04)
Articles of apparel, access. 7,889 0.16 9,650 0.19 8,204 0.17 (18.25) (3.84)
Special Transactions 52,060 1.05 60,555 1.20 69,685 1.43 (14.03) (25.29)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 17,532 0.35 18,932 0.38 29,435 0.60 (7.39) (40.44)
Others 34,528 0.69 41,623 0.83 40,249 0.82 (17.05) (14.21)
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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: October 25, 2007
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