Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to December 2007 and 2006
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2007 | 2006 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Dec | Jan-Dec | (%)
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Total Imports 55,316,925,222 51,773,684,174 6.84
Capital Goods 16,131,711,964 16,966,397,299 (4.92)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,431,496,521 2,267,979,223 7.21
Office & EDP Machines 3,321,599,176 3,198,838,109 3.84
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,805,211,587 9,747,876,847 (9.67)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 662,174,234 689,173,157 (3.92)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 410,183,052 589,688,670 (30.44)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 501,047,394 472,841,293 5.97
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 24,137,873,585 22,079,550,221 9.32
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,647,655,589 1,634,177,717 0.82
Wheat 377,783,269 473,249,375 (20.17)
Corn 44,680,425 48,382,263 (7.65)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 6,811,822 4,875,150 39.73
Crude materials, inedible 1,044,101,463 949,214,649 10.00
Pulp & waste paper 63,497,344 64,619,780 (1.74)
Cotton 21,129,601 29,224,046 (27.70)
Syn. Fibers 82,101,001 73,483,032 11.73
Metalliferous ores 410,691,843 409,185,097 0.37
Others 466,681,674 372,702,694 25.22
Tobacco, unmanufactured 174,278,610 158,456,280 9.99
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 22,490,217,996 20,445,372,504 10.00
Feeding stuffs for animals 481,199,150 402,917,183 19.43
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 168,956,528 154,458,724 9.39
Chemical 3,970,233,654 3,616,296,195 9.79
Chemical compounds 1,111,115,152 899,841,127 23.48
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 587,516,094 523,138,644 12.31
Urea 111,185,651 109,634,459 1.41
Fertilizer excl. urea 144,781,550 137,721,651 5.13
Artificial resins 979,242,193 944,585,437 3.67
Others 1,036,393,014 1,001,374,877 3.50
Manufactured goods 4,118,733,835 4,000,735,962 2.95
Paper & paper products 465,385,668 447,325,471 4.04
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 848,724,970 887,775,199 (4.40)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 232,646,236 195,401,845 19.06
Iron & steel 1,214,829,707 1,195,086,601 1.65
Non-ferrous metals 640,107,686 629,789,039 1.64
Metal products 459,638,822 393,475,782 16.82
Others 257,400,746 251,882,025 2.19
Embroideries 240,790,464 263,070,424 (8.47)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 13,382,848,518 11,950,324,283 11.99
Iron ore, not agglomerated 127,455,847 57,569,733 121.39
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 9,661,987,387 7,998,736,415 20.79
Coal, Coke 234,801,478 239,375,169 (1.91)
Petroleum crude 5,775,183,122 5,041,656,256 14.55
Others 3,652,002,787 2,717,704,990 34.38
Consumer Goods 4,676,840,893 3,726,105,646 25.52
Durable 2,029,365,451 1,628,520,419 24.61
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,071,950,707 741,964,611 44.47
Home appliances 235,839,622 211,782,350 11.36
Misc. manufactures 721,575,122 674,773,458 6.94
Non-Durable 2,647,475,442 2,097,585,227 26.22
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,492,996,230 1,932,880,969 28.98
Dairy products 638,932,387 448,342,442 42.51
Fish & fish preparation 91,267,138 60,111,426 51.83
Rice 597,869,309 465,738,915 28.37
Fruits & vegetables 175,197,196 158,341,815 10.64
Others 989,730,200 800,346,371 23.66
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 61,515,107 76,337,989 (19.42)
Articles of apparel, access. 92,964,105 88,366,269 5.20
Special Transactions 708,511,393 1,002,894,593 (29.35)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 263,039,477 354,307,147 (25.76)
Others 445,471,916 648,587,446 (31.32)
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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: February 26, 2008
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