Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to February 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Feb | Jan-Feb | (%)
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Total Imports 9,484,418,299 7,593,986,889 24.89
Capital Goods 2,731,432,650 2,397,104,530 13.95
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 381,631,244 335,284,922 13.82
Office & EDP Machines 503,683,222 491,809,275 2.41
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,583,339,616 1,324,986,366 19.50
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 94,036,355 101,198,305 (7.08)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 92,602,717 70,518,431 31.32
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 76,139,496 73,307,231 3.86
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 3,964,635,869 3,519,920,513 12.63
Unprocessed Raw Materials 289,239,169 286,938,188 0.80
Wheat 119,117,414 46,226,953 157.68
Corn 1,287,441 1,137,724 13.16
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,441,024 1,033,379 136.22
Crude materials, inedible 140,888,420 206,543,235 (31.79)
Pulp & waste paper 10,237,751 11,269,819 (9.16)
Cotton 3,064,864 2,574,450 19.05
Syn. Fibers 11,416,974 10,545,847 8.26
Metalliferous ores 54,943,171 107,754,132 (49.01)
Others 61,225,660 74,398,987 (17.71)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 25,504,870 31,996,897 (20.29)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 3,675,396,700 3,232,982,325 13.68
Feeding stuffs for animals 100,823,755 92,180,619 9.38
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 27,628,886 32,956,700 (16.17)
Chemical 744,494,463 594,263,781 25.28
Chemical compounds 198,941,741 157,994,008 25.92
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 100,227,995 91,008,513 10.13
Urea 36,863,211 17,134,419 115.14
Fertilizer excl. urea 38,114,692 16,592,065 129.72
Artificial resins 191,977,384 153,838,686 24.79
Others 178,369,440 157,696,090 13.11
Manufactured goods 607,164,538 623,230,379 (2.58)
Paper & paper products 77,940,162 74,233,754 4.99
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 104,866,916 125,906,057 (16.71)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 39,307,759 29,769,200 32.04
Iron & steel 204,173,109 178,332,466 14.49
Non-ferrous metals 84,644,887 88,593,384 (4.46)
Metal products 55,777,271 84,300,193 (33.83)
Others 40,454,434 42,095,325 (3.90)
Embroideries 24,515,768 29,131,984 (15.85)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 2,154,169,500 1,843,614,682 16.84
Iron ore, not agglomerated 16,599,790 17,604,180 (5.71)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,873,862,575 1,028,648,647 82.17
Coal, Coke 35,185,738 35,929,241 (2.07)
Petroleum crude 1,092,922,405 468,840,560 133.11
Others 745,754,432 523,878,846 42.35
Consumer Goods 788,248,979 538,530,370 46.37
Durable 337,008,357 273,969,035 23.01
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 177,427,755 140,261,408 26.50
Home appliances 48,803,033 32,890,158 48.38
Misc. manufactures 110,777,569 100,817,469 9.88
Non-Durable 451,240,622 264,561,335 70.56
Food & live animals chiefly for food 426,946,211 245,024,011 74.25
Dairy products 144,505,481 80,683,850 79.10
Fish & fish preparation 20,596,416 13,195,951 56.08
Rice 74,507,922 7,194,292 935.65
Fruits & vegetables 32,540,447 25,321,285 28.51
Others 154,795,945 118,628,633 30.49
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 9,281,990 4,519,288 105.39
Articles of apparel, access. 15,012,421 15,018,036 (0.04)
Special Transactions 126,238,226 109,782,829 14.99
Articles temporarily imported & exported 36,872,188 50,155,249 (26.48)
Others 89,366,038 59,627,580 49.87
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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: April 25, 2008
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