Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
March and February 2008 and March 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group March p | February r | March | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 5,121,224 100.00 4,491,460 100.00 4,566,515 100.00 14.02 12.15
Capital Goods 1,434,514 28.01 1,363,716 30.36 1,438,197 31.49 5.19 (0.26)
Power generating and specialized
machines 205,124 4.01 193,262 4.30 213,986 4.69 6.14 (4.14)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 256,677 5.01 252,762 5.63 300,178 6.57 1.55 (14.49)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 778,977 15.21 760,282 16.93 774,654 16.96 2.46 0.56
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 63,632 1.24 49,068 1.09 56,544 1.24 29.68 12.54
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 87,736 1.71 72,973 1.62 48,269 1.06 20.23 81.76
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 42,367 0.83 35,369 0.79 44,567 0.98 19.79 (4.93)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,923,468 37.56 1,787,726 39.80 2,116,137 46.34 7.59 (9.10)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 141,799 2.77 145,977 3.25 145,381 3.18 (2.86) (2.46)
Wheat 72,392 1.41 81,130 1.81 44,153 0.97 (10.77) 63.96
Corn 2,207 0.04 825 0.02 1,144 0.03 167.41 92.94
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 810 0.02 1,105 0.02 338 0.01 (26.65) 139.69
Crude materials, inedible 55,702 1.09 48,802 1.09 84,364 1.85 14.14 (33.97)
Pulp & waste paper 6,233 0.12 4,365 0.10 6,700 0.15 42.79 (6.97)
Cotton 2,217 0.04 1,090 0.02 1,824 0.04 103.44 21.54
Syn. Fibers 6,552 0.13 5,320 0.12 6,635 0.15 23.14 (1.26)
Metalliferous ores 8,258 0.16 6,162 0.14 27,611 0.60 34.02 (70.09)
Others 32,443 0.63 31,865 0.71 41,593 0.91 1.81 (22.00)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 10,688 0.21 14,115 0.31 15,383 0.34 (24.28) (30.52)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,781,669 34.79 1,641,749 36.55 1,970,756 43.16 8.52 (9.59)
Feeding stuffs for animals 71,947 1.40 71,641 1.60 41,713 0.91 0.43 72.48
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 18,450 0.36 10,793 0.24 20,808 0.46 70.95 (11.33)
Chemical 438,564 8.56 365,517 8.14 349,361 7.65 19.98 25.53
Chemical compounds 121,497 2.37 92,225 2.05 101,460 2.22 31.74 19.75
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 66,391 1.30 52,103 1.16 55,707 1.22 27.42 19.18
Urea 5,390 0.11 20,615 0.46 2,441 0.05 (73.85) 120.81
Fertilizer excl. urea 36,708 0.72 13,252 0.30 15,302 0.34 176.99 139.88
Artificial resins 102,799 2.01 95,817 2.13 83,733 1.83 7.29 22.77
Others 105,779 2.07 91,504 2.04 90,718 1.99 15.60 16.60
Manufactured goods 351,641 6.87 282,515 6.29 316,661 6.93 24.47 11.05
Paper & paper products 44,534 0.87 38,147 0.85 42,097 0.92 16.74 5.79
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 61,060 1.19 42,238 0.94 71,905 1.57 44.56 (15.08)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 20,983 0.41 17,927 0.40 15,453 0.34 17.05 35.79
Iron & steel 131,993 2.58 97,741 2.18 77,241 1.69 35.04 70.88
Non-ferrous metals 40,404 0.79 41,826 0.93 47,877 1.05 (3.40) (15.61)
Metal products 31,241 0.61 27,154 0.60 39,846 0.87 15.05 (21.60)
Others 21,427 0.42 17,482 0.39 22,242 0.49 22.56 (3.66)
Embroideries 12,381 0.24 10,984 0.24 18,551 0.41 12.72 (33.26)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 879,164 17.17 883,700 19.68 1,215,359 26.61 (0.51) (27.66)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 9,522 0.19 16,600 0.37 8,302 0.18 (42.64) 14.69
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 1,169,142 22.83 844,873 18.81 625,016 13.69 38.38 87.06
Coal, Coke 14,560 0.28 9,614 0.21 20,236 0.44 51.44 (28.05)
Petroleum crude 598,670 11.69 437,023 9.73 312,839 6.85 36.99 91.37
Others 555,911 10.86 398,235 8.87 291,941 6.39 39.59 90.42
Consumer Goods 528,897 10.33 435,032 9.69 326,150 7.14 21.58 62.16
Durable 215,861 4.22 179,434 4.00 149,054 3.26 20.30 44.82
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 118,437 2.31 103,046 2.29 71,924 1.58 14.94 64.67
Home appliances 22,116 0.43 26,759 0.60 17,974 0.39 (17.35) 23.04
Misc. manufactures 75,308 1.47 49,628 1.10 59,156 1.30 51.74 27.30
Non-Durable 313,037 6.11 255,598 5.69 177,096 3.88 22.47 76.76
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 299,102 5.84 244,568 5.45 165,156 3.62 22.30 81.10
Dairy products 84,166 1.64 72,660 1.62 43,296 0.95 15.84 94.40
Fish & fish preparation 7,038 0.14 8,266 0.18 7,952 0.17 (14.86) (11.49)
Rice 90,645 1.77 72,245 1.61 17,970 0.39 25.47 404.43
Fruits & vegetables 19,645 0.38 15,696 0.35 13,837 0.30 25.16 41.98
Others 97,608 1.91 75,701 1.69 82,102 1.80 28.94 18.89
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 5,334 0.10 4,476 0.10 4,815 0.11 19.18 10.78
Articles of apparel, access. 8,601 0.17 6,554 0.15 7,125 0.16 31.23 20.72
Special Transactions 65,204 1.27 60,114 1.34 61,015 1.34 8.47 6.86
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 22,283 0.44 16,609 0.37 24,775 0.54 34.16 (10.06)
Others 42,920 0.84 43,505 0.97 36,240 0.79 (1.34) 18.43
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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: May 27, 2008
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