Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to November 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Nov | Jan-Nov | (%)
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Total Imports 50,317,705,358 47,595,210,206 5.72
Capital Goods 14,637,856,476 15,542,351,909 (5.82)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,174,981,151 2,088,860,161 4.12
Office & EDP Machines 3,033,759,517 2,938,571,470 3.24
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,030,473,364 8,931,103,755 (10.08)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 612,009,888 628,951,990 (2.69)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 329,039,655 524,590,486 (37.28)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 457,592,901 430,274,047 6.35
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 22,136,718,386 20,283,428,784 9.14
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,538,572,621 1,507,589,003 2.06
Wheat 354,584,005 436,999,348 (18.86)
Corn 44,271,139 47,795,560 (7.37)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 5,753,192 4,273,027 34.64
Crude materials, inedible 984,104,416 874,679,140 12.51
Pulp & waste paper 57,823,153 60,019,118 (3.66)
Cotton 20,428,999 27,436,036 (25.54)
Syn. Fibers 74,794,664 67,922,054 10.12
Metalliferous ores 390,047,066 376,008,708 3.73
Others 441,010,534 343,293,224 28.46
Tobacco, unmanufactured 149,859,869 143,841,928 4.18
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 20,598,145,765 18,775,839,781 9.71
Feeding stuffs for animals 412,198,716 367,276,622 12.23
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 153,504,831 142,585,951 7.66
Chemical 3,625,941,718 3,363,642,256 7.80
Chemical compounds 1,003,574,976 841,105,554 19.32
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 546,892,303 490,682,692 11.46
Urea 98,064,665 105,325,876 (6.89)
Fertilizer excl. urea 127,196,782 126,089,948 0.88
Artificial resins 898,352,980 870,498,783 3.20
Others 951,860,012 929,939,403 2.36
Manufactured goods 3,766,263,293 3,696,915,030 1.88
Paper & paper products 428,272,892 417,185,868 2.66
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 783,612,713 816,691,569 (4.05)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 208,113,237 179,826,904 15.73
Iron & steel 1,088,332,936 1,110,496,481 (2.00)
Non-ferrous metals 594,793,060 584,786,920 1.71
Metal products 422,274,974 356,400,616 18.48
Others 240,863,481 231,526,672 4.03
Embroideries 222,541,354 243,437,866 (8.58)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 12,297,949,751 10,910,486,345 12.72
Iron ore, not agglomerated 119,746,102 51,495,711 132.54
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 8,639,125,343 7,462,035,486 15.77
Coal, Coke 216,011,353 229,943,481 (6.06)
Petroleum crude 5,152,298,725 4,688,667,250 9.89
Others 3,270,815,265 2,543,424,755 28.60
Consumer Goods 4,259,883,717 3,419,160,567 24.59
Durable 1,843,702,974 1,477,161,970 24.81
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 974,422,455 669,303,098 45.59
Home appliances 211,437,941 191,497,144 10.41
Misc. manufactures 657,842,578 616,361,728 6.73
Non-Durable 2,416,180,743 1,941,998,597 24.42
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,275,796,076 1,789,663,501 27.16
Dairy products 570,936,566 412,118,444 38.54
Fish & fish preparation 81,571,505 52,345,969 55.83
Rice 577,869,973 465,355,813 24.18
Fruits & vegetables 145,827,192 134,530,057 8.40
Others 899,590,840 725,313,218 24.03
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 55,582,251 69,990,032 (20.59)
Articles of apparel, access. 84,802,416 82,345,064 2.98
Special Transactions 644,121,436 888,233,460 (27.48)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 241,062,740 333,886,379 (27.80)
Others 403,058,696 554,347,081 (27.29)
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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: January 25, 2008
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