Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January 2008 December and January 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group January p | December r | January r | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,986,807 100.00 5,000,630 100.00 3,904,161 100.00 (0.28) 27.73
Capital Goods 1,366,864 27.41 1,493,173 29.86 1,285,168 32.92 (8.46) 6.36
Power generating and specialized
machines 188,480 3.78 257,506 5.15 178,467 4.57 (26.81) 5.61
Office and electronic data
processing machines 250,547 5.02 286,607 5.73 267,188 6.84 (12.58) (6.23)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 822,460 16.49 774,316 15.48 701,100 17.96 6.22 17.31
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 44,973 0.90 50,162 1.00 53,891 1.38 (10.34) (16.55)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 19,631 0.39 81,143 1.62 53,763 1.38 (75.81) (63.49)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 40,774 0.82 43,438 0.87 30,759 0.79 (6.13) 32.56
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,177,692 43.67 2,002,915 40.05 1,798,282 46.06 8.73 21.10
Unprocessed Raw Materials 143,320 2.87 109,070 2.18 143,192 3.67 31.40 0.09
Wheat 37,991 0.76 23,198 0.46 22,008 0.56 63.77 72.63
Corn 462 0.01 409 0.01 311 0.01 12.93 48.75
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,336 0.03 1,059 0.02 670 0.02 26.25 99.53
Crude materials, inedible 92,139 1.85 59,972 1.20 99,045 2.54 53.64 (6.97)
Pulp & waste paper 5,874 0.12 5,674 0.11 5,451 0.14 3.51 7.75
Cotton 1,975 0.04 701 0.01 1,641 0.04 181.92 20.35
Syn. Fibers 6,097 0.12 7,306 0.15 5,578 0.14 (16.55) 9.32
Metalliferous ores 48,781 0.98 20,644 0.41 53,057 1.36 136.30 (8.06)
Others 29,412 0.59 25,647 0.51 33,319 0.85 14.68 (11.72)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 11,391 0.23 24,432 0.49 21,158 0.54 (53.38) (46.16)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,034,372 40.80 1,893,844 37.87 1,655,090 42.39 7.42 22.92
Feeding stuffs for animals 29,191 0.59 69,020 1.38 49,414 1.27 (57.71) (40.92)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 16,818 0.34 15,455 0.31 15,341 0.39 8.82 9.63
Chemical 378,982 7.60 345,667 6.91 312,907 8.01 9.64 21.12
Chemical compounds 106,734 2.14 108,919 2.18 79,718 2.04 (2.01) 33.89
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 48,135 0.97 40,623 0.81 47,398 1.21 18.49 1.55
Urea 16,250 0.33 13,121 0.26 10,590 0.27 23.85 53.45
Fertilizer excl. urea 24,865 0.50 17,585 0.35 9,261 0.24 41.40 168.49
Artificial resins 96,174 1.93 80,888 1.62 82,748 2.12 18.90 16.23
Others 86,825 1.74 84,532 1.69 83,192 2.13 2.71 4.37
Manufactured goods 324,771 6.51 352,763 7.05 305,908 7.84 (7.94) 6.17
Paper & paper products 39,796 0.80 37,112 0.74 36,802 0.94 7.23 8.14
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 62,688 1.26 65,111 1.30 68,276 1.75 (3.72) (8.18)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 21,397 0.43 24,530 0.49 16,062 0.41 (12.77) 33.22
Iron & steel 106,442 2.13 126,546 2.53 77,780 1.99 (15.89) 36.85
Non-ferrous metals 42,822 0.86 45,335 0.91 46,582 1.19 (5.54) (8.07)
Metal products 28,653 0.57 37,347 0.75 39,630 1.02 (23.28) (27.70)
Others 22,972 0.46 16,781 0.34 20,776 0.53 36.89 10.57
Embroideries 13,533 0.27 18,246 0.36 16,793 0.43 (25.83) (19.41)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 1,271,076 25.49 1,084,983 21.70 946,788 24.25 17.15 34.25
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - 7,710 0.15 7,940 0.20 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 1,022,525 20.50 1,022,848 20.45 485,638 12.44 (0.03) 110.55
Coal, Coke 19,011 0.38 18,790 0.38 22,502 0.58 1.18 (15.51)
Petroleum crude 655,962 13.15 622,874 12.46 256,745 6.58 5.31 155.49
Others 347,552 6.97 381,184 7.62 206,391 5.29 (8.82) 68.39
Consumer Goods 353,498 7.09 416,992 8.34 266,656 6.83 (15.23) 32.57
Durable 157,842 3.17 185,715 3.71 139,063 3.56 (15.01) 13.50
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 74,388 1.49 97,526 1.95 66,775 1.71 (23.72) 11.40
Home appliances 22,275 0.45 24,452 0.49 18,460 0.47 (8.90) 20.66
Misc. manufactures 61,179 1.23 63,737 1.27 53,828 1.38 (4.01) 13.66
Non-Durable 195,656 3.92 231,277 4.62 127,593 3.27 (15.40) 53.34
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 182,390 3.66 217,217 4.34 116,610 2.99 (16.03) 56.41
Dairy products 71,852 1.44 67,995 1.36 37,866 0.97 5.67 89.75
Fish & fish preparation 12,331 0.25 9,695 0.19 5,222 0.13 27.19 136.15
Rice 2,263 0.05 19,998 0.40 383 0.01 (88.68) 491.02
Fruits & vegetables 16,748 0.34 29,370 0.59 13,737 0.35 (42.98) 21.92
Others 79,195 1.59 90,159 1.80 59,402 1.52 (12.16) 33.32
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,806 0.10 5,919 0.12 1,776 0.05 (18.79) 170.66
Articles of apparel, access. 8,459 0.17 8,141 0.16 9,207 0.24 3.91 (8.13)
Special Transactions 66,227 1.33 64,702 1.29 68,416 1.75 2.36 (3.20)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 19,830 0.40 22,201 0.44 33,110 0.85 (10.68) (40.11)
Others 46,397 0.93 42,501 0.85 35,306 0.90 9.17 31.42
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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.
p Preliminary
r Revised
Page last updated: March 26, 2008
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