Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to September 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Sep | Jan-Sep | (%)
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Total Imports 40,081,952,391 38,399,144,134 4.38
Capital Goods 11,554,575,804 12,527,161,006 (7.76)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,727,299,835 1,693,945,905 1.97
Office & EDP Machines 2,405,118,648 2,358,015,575 2.00
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 6,346,202,586 7,187,749,700 (11.71)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 478,727,212 478,331,704 0.08
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 238,092,489 461,341,189 (48.39)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 359,135,034 347,776,933 3.27
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 17,978,841,349 16,219,336,274 10.85
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,227,375,904 1,216,093,004 0.93
Wheat 268,841,653 376,530,232 (28.60)
Corn 40,731,356 43,413,559 (6.18)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 4,283,087 3,533,052 21.23
Crude materials, inedible 786,565,294 678,681,052 15.90
Pulp & waste paper 49,037,525 51,883,179 (5.48)
Cotton 17,500,472 23,116,857 (24.30)
Syn. Fibers 58,730,327 54,437,440 7.89
Metalliferous ores 302,843,925 268,631,158 12.74
Others 358,453,045 280,612,418 27.74
Tobacco, unmanufactured 126,954,514 113,935,109 11.43
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 16,751,465,445 15,003,243,270 11.65
Feeding stuffs for animals 333,261,728 288,378,953 15.56
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 127,917,313 112,262,215 13.95
Chemical 2,960,443,855 2,755,644,897 7.43
Chemical compounds 825,190,292 686,675,065 20.17
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 450,523,880 404,200,380 11.46
Urea 86,409,536 87,452,829 (1.19)
Fertilizer excl. urea 99,827,098 99,953,489 (0.13)
Artificial resins 727,591,053 714,064,576 1.89
Others 770,901,996 763,298,558 1.00
Manufactured goods 3,085,066,724 3,061,657,504 0.76
Paper & paper products 352,211,643 338,683,986 3.99
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 649,339,470 681,498,436 (4.72)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 164,511,352 146,970,615 11.93
Iron & steel 880,668,155 941,562,681 (6.47)
Non-ferrous metals 489,958,894 478,708,486 2.35
Metal products 349,692,977 286,049,992 22.25
Others 198,684,233 188,183,308 5.58
Embroideries 189,640,830 196,675,815 (3.58)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 9,950,291,908 8,540,574,055 16.51
Iron ore, not agglomerated 104,843,087 48,049,831 118.20
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 6,720,713,405 6,144,391,296 9.38
Coal, Coke 177,675,597 175,248,719 1.38
Petroleum crude 3,942,033,526 3,826,821,146 3.01
Others 2,601,004,282 2,142,321,431 21.41
Consumer Goods 3,333,080,973 2,814,877,671 18.41
Durable 1,458,918,870 1,146,816,528 27.21
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 771,958,383 505,514,562 52.71
Home appliances 158,245,211 143,827,224 10.02
Misc. manufactures 528,715,276 497,474,742 6.28
Non-Durable 1,874,162,103 1,668,061,143 12.36
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,765,991,366 1,548,725,584 14.03
Dairy products 455,709,518 340,804,200 33.72
Fish & fish preparation 50,757,580 39,246,089 29.33
Rice 427,607,022 463,743,738 (7.79)
Fruits & vegetables 113,361,619 104,382,105 8.60
Others 718,555,627 600,549,452 19.65
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 39,567,029 51,452,555 (23.10)
Articles of apparel, access. 68,603,708 67,883,004 1.06
Special Transactions 494,740,860 693,377,887 (28.65)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 193,932,705 281,547,523 (31.12)
Others 300,808,155 411,830,364 (26.96)
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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: November 27, 2007
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