Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to August 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Aug | Jan-Aug | (%)
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Total Imports 35,325,424,029 34,043,662,391 3.77
Capital Goods 10,022,517,178 10,955,653,395 (8.52)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,513,880,968 1,493,778,245 1.35
Office & EDP Machines 2,075,606,864 2,043,176,936 1.59
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 5,494,348,467 6,315,546,572 (13.00)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 410,090,205 415,904,286 (1.40)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 216,380,943 379,891,577 (43.04)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 312,209,731 307,355,779 1.58
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 15,885,198,673 14,249,042,096 11.48
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,096,967,150 1,078,953,961 1.67
Wheat 258,402,147 319,878,602 (19.22)
Corn 39,124,383 42,926,925 (8.86)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,972,721 3,224,646 23.20
Crude materials, inedible 684,810,783 616,374,097 11.10
Pulp & waste paper 44,924,653 46,116,357 (2.58)
Cotton 16,518,168 20,478,941 (19.34)
Syn. Fibers 52,546,703 48,328,873 8.73
Metalliferous ores 242,717,369 247,282,317 (1.85)
Others 328,103,890 254,167,609 29.09
Tobacco, unmanufactured 110,657,116 96,549,691 14.61
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 14,788,231,523 13,170,088,135 12.29
Feeding stuffs for animals 294,322,834 274,263,422 7.31
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 116,606,108 98,005,424 18.98
Chemical 2,591,196,674 2,440,868,633 6.16
Chemical compounds 720,138,581 601,585,016 19.71
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 396,072,118 358,726,078 10.41
Urea 75,900,227 72,284,729 5.00
Fertilizer excl. urea 85,304,230 95,020,342 (10.23)
Artificial resins 639,153,461 629,167,957 1.59
Others 674,628,057 684,084,511 (1.38)
Manufactured goods 2,774,700,697 2,723,636,250 1.87
Paper & paper products 314,378,824 299,830,677 4.85
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 584,606,960 602,031,703 (2.89)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 142,531,498 132,053,803 7.93
Iron & steel 814,474,147 849,603,055 (4.13)
Non-ferrous metals 424,150,492 421,804,621 0.56
Metal products 316,845,590 249,593,708 26.94
Others 177,713,186 168,718,683 5.33
Embroideries 173,730,047 170,749,383 1.75
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 8,745,474,146 7,419,025,684 17.88
Iron ore, not agglomerated 92,201,017 43,539,339 111.76
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 6,083,527,566 5,690,053,012 6.92
Coal, Coke 157,583,031 151,508,082 4.01
Petroleum crude 3,550,499,511 3,557,708,177 (0.20)
Others 2,375,445,024 1,980,836,753 19.92
Consumer Goods 2,912,644,706 2,505,132,840 16.27
Durable 1,264,510,781 983,071,540 28.63
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 658,134,108 426,413,408 54.34
Home appliances 139,267,874 123,512,751 12.76
Misc. manufactures 467,108,799 433,145,381 7.84
Non-Durable 1,648,133,925 1,522,061,300 8.28
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,554,340,908 1,414,971,595 9.85
Dairy products 404,036,599 311,187,638 29.84
Fish & fish preparation 41,660,962 33,639,733 23.84
Rice 384,092,383 443,084,150 (13.31)
Fruits & vegetables 101,308,423 93,620,992 8.21
Others 623,242,541 533,439,082 16.83
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 33,707,578 47,207,072 (28.60)
Articles of apparel, access. 60,085,439 59,882,633 0.34
Special Transactions 421,535,906 643,781,048 (34.52)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 169,891,053 261,151,819 (34.95)
Others 251,644,853 382,629,229 (34.23)
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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: October 25, 2007
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