Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to October 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Oct | Jan-Oct | (%)
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Total Imports 45,220,969,625 43,085,553,775 4.96
Capital Goods 13,167,719,430 14,076,220,096 (6.45)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,958,612,635 1,914,885,304 2.28
Office & EDP Machines 2,720,437,283 2,651,640,062 2.59
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 7,216,209,384 8,094,610,639 (10.85)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 550,445,520 554,374,302 (0.71)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 314,497,408 471,746,312 (33.33)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 407,517,200 388,963,477 4.77
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 20,027,753,138 18,390,049,661 8.91
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,362,262,199 1,356,061,234 0.46
Wheat 297,370,796 413,314,602 (28.05)
Corn 43,002,289 46,244,073 (7.01)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 4,898,853 3,885,188 26.09
Crude materials, inedible 881,580,248 760,839,623 15.87
Pulp & waste paper 53,700,679 56,729,565 (5.34)
Cotton 19,153,376 24,126,292 (20.61)
Syn. Fibers 67,533,362 62,812,023 7.52
Metalliferous ores 349,730,791 305,643,398 14.42
Others 391,462,040 311,528,345 25.66
Tobacco, unmanufactured 135,410,013 131,777,748 2.76
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 18,665,490,939 17,033,988,427 9.58
Feeding stuffs for animals 370,708,499 329,808,018 12.40
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 142,066,056 130,508,838 8.86
Chemical 3,294,007,489 3,073,495,639 7.17
Chemical compounds 916,686,740 774,126,372 18.42
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 494,928,764 445,785,189 11.02
Urea 93,711,184 94,836,694 (1.19)
Fertilizer excl. urea 112,461,072 112,495,745 (0.03)
Artificial resins 813,444,723 795,293,008 2.28
Others 862,775,006 850,958,631 1.39
Manufactured goods 3,422,572,506 3,402,891,087 0.58
Paper & paper products 391,665,597 381,314,887 2.71
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 718,690,889 752,884,447 (4.54)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 186,584,009 162,771,620 14.63
Iron & steel 980,257,853 1,035,851,805 (5.37)
Non-ferrous metals 544,620,216 534,963,815 1.81
Metal products 381,884,316 327,522,120 16.60
Others 218,869,626 207,582,393 5.44
Embroideries 204,361,770 225,052,037 (9.19)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 11,126,931,746 9,822,965,286 13.27
Iron ore, not agglomerated 104,842,873 49,267,522 112.80
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 7,674,520,061 6,709,863,882 14.38
Coal, Coke 200,085,203 197,860,251 1.12
Petroleum crude 4,483,676,898 4,201,231,454 6.72
Others 2,990,757,960 2,310,772,177 29.43
Consumer Goods 3,781,979,908 3,116,131,096 21.37
Durable 1,631,564,877 1,311,762,654 24.38
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 855,150,906 588,397,477 45.34
Home appliances 180,961,923 169,279,536 6.90
Misc. manufactures 595,452,048 554,085,641 7.47
Non-Durable 2,150,415,031 1,804,368,442 19.18
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,027,541,874 1,668,715,360 21.50
Dairy products 496,999,683 378,976,134 31.14
Fish & fish preparation 67,905,139 44,514,275 52.55
Rice 516,323,298 465,221,117 10.98
Fruits & vegetables 130,138,471 118,412,238 9.90
Others 816,175,283 661,591,596 23.37
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 46,719,774 60,203,010 (22.40)
Articles of apparel, access. 76,153,383 75,450,072 0.93
Special Transactions 568,997,088 793,289,040 (28.27)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 216,261,227 311,832,983 (30.65)
Others 352,735,861 481,456,057 (26.74)
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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: December 28, 2007
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