Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
February and January 2008 and February 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group February p | January r | February | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,491,419 100.00 4,993,000 100.00 3,689,826 100.00 (10.05) 21.72
Capital Goods 1,364,271 30.38 1,367,162 27.38 1,111,936 30.14 (0.21) 22.69
Power generating and specialized
machines 193,162 4.30 188,469 3.77 156,818 4.25 2.49 23.18
Office and electronic data
processing machines 252,856 5.63 250,827 5.02 224,621 6.09 0.81 12.57
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 760,842 16.94 822,497 16.47 623,886 16.91 (7.50) 21.95
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 49,068 1.09 44,969 0.90 47,307 1.28 9.12 3.72
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 72,973 1.62 19,629 0.39 16,756 0.45 271.75 335.51
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 35,369 0.79 40,770 0.82 42,548 1.15 (13.25) (16.87)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,787,110 39.79 2,177,526 43.61 1,721,638 46.66 (17.93) 3.80
Unprocessed Raw Materials 145,928 3.25 143,311 2.87 143,746 3.90 1.83 1.52
Wheat 81,130 1.81 37,987 0.76 24,219 0.66 113.57 234.98
Corn 825 0.02 462 0.01 827 0.02 78.59 (0.21)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,105 0.02 1,336 0.03 364 0.01 (17.34) 203.85
Crude materials, inedible 48,753 1.09 92,135 1.85 107,498 2.91 (47.09) (54.65)
Pulp & waste paper 4,365 0.10 5,873 0.12 5,818 0.16 (25.68) (24.98)
Cotton 1,090 0.02 1,975 0.04 933 0.03 (44.81) 16.79
Syn. Fibers 5,320 0.12 6,097 0.12 4,968 0.13 (12.74) 7.08
Metalliferous ores 6,162 0.14 48,781 0.98 54,698 1.48 (87.37) (88.73)
Others 31,816 0.71 29,409 0.59 41,080 1.11 8.18 (22.55)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 14,115 0.31 11,390 0.23 10,839 0.29 23.92 30.23
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,641,182 36.54 2,034,215 40.74 1,577,892 42.76 (19.32) 4.01
Feeding stuffs for animals 71,635 1.59 29,189 0.58 42,767 1.16 145.42 67.50
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 10,812 0.24 16,817 0.34 17,616 0.48 (35.71) (38.62)
Chemical 365,556 8.14 378,938 7.59 281,357 7.63 (3.53) 29.93
Chemical compounds 92,218 2.05 106,724 2.14 78,276 2.12 (13.59) 17.81
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 52,098 1.16 48,130 0.96 43,610 1.18 8.24 19.46
Urea 20,615 0.46 16,248 0.33 6,545 0.18 26.88 215.00
Fertilizer excl. urea 13,252 0.30 24,862 0.50 7,331 0.20 (46.70) 80.77
Artificial resins 95,826 2.13 96,151 1.93 71,090 1.93 (0.34) 34.80
Others 91,547 2.04 86,822 1.74 74,504 2.02 5.44 22.87
Manufactured goods 282,461 6.29 324,704 6.50 317,323 8.60 (13.01) (10.99)
Paper & paper products 38,148 0.85 39,793 0.80 37,432 1.01 (4.13) 1.91
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 42,176 0.94 62,691 1.26 57,631 1.56 (32.72) (26.82)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 17,913 0.40 21,395 0.43 13,708 0.37 (16.27) 30.68
Iron & steel 97,741 2.18 106,432 2.13 100,553 2.73 (8.17) (2.80)
Non-ferrous metals 41,827 0.93 42,818 0.86 42,011 1.14 (2.32) (0.44)
Metal products 27,174 0.61 28,603 0.57 44,670 1.21 (4.99) (39.17)
Others 17,482 0.39 22,972 0.46 21,319 0.58 (23.90) (18.00)
Embroideries 10,984 0.24 13,532 0.27 12,339 0.33 (18.83) (10.99)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 883,135 19.66 1,271,035 25.46 896,826 24.31 (30.52) (1.53)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 16,600 0.37 - - 9,665 0.26 - 71.76
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 844,873 18.81 1,028,990 20.61 543,010 14.72 (17.89) 55.59
Coal, Coke 9,614 0.21 25,571 0.51 13,427 0.36 (62.40) (28.39)
Petroleum crude 437,023 9.73 655,900 13.14 212,095 5.75 (33.37) 106.05
Others 398,235 8.87 347,519 6.96 317,488 8.60 14.59 25.43
Consumer Goods 435,044 9.69 353,205 7.07 271,874 7.37 23.17 60.02
Durable 179,433 4.00 157,576 3.16 134,906 3.66 13.87 33.01
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 103,046 2.29 74,381 1.49 73,486 1.99 38.54 40.23
Home appliances 26,759 0.60 22,044 0.44 14,430 0.39 21.39 85.45
Misc. manufactures 49,627 1.10 61,151 1.22 46,990 1.27 (18.85) 5.61
Non-Durable 255,612 5.69 195,629 3.92 136,968 3.71 30.66 86.62
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 244,582 5.45 182,365 3.65 128,414 3.48 34.12 90.46
Dairy products 72,660 1.62 71,845 1.44 42,818 1.16 1.13 69.70
Fish & fish preparation 8,266 0.18 12,330 0.25 7,974 0.22 (32.96) 3.66
Rice 72,245 1.61 2,263 0.05 6,811 0.18 3,092.30 960.65
Fruits & vegetables 15,806 0.35 16,734 0.34 11,584 0.31 (5.55) 36.44
Others 75,604 1.68 79,192 1.59 59,227 1.61 (4.53) 27.65
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 4,476 0.10 4,806 0.10 2,743 0.07 (6.87) 63.15
Articles of apparel, access. 6,554 0.15 8,458 0.17 5,811 0.16 (22.52) 12.79
Special Transactions 60,121 1.34 66,118 1.32 41,367 1.12 (9.07) 45.34
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 17,125 0.38 19,747 0.40 17,045 0.46 (13.28) 0.47
Others 42,995 0.96 46,371 0.93 24,322 0.66 (7.28) 76.78
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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: April 25, 2008
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