Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to March 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | (%)
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Total Imports 14,605,684,100 12,160,813,742 20.10
Capital Goods 4,165,391,135 3,883,024,678 7.27
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 586,854,962 555,396,171 5.66
Office & EDP Machines 760,266,253 788,392,801 (3.57)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,361,756,114 2,140,570,565 10.33
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 157,668,394 156,761,557 0.58
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 180,338,539 118,619,217 52.03
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 118,506,873 123,284,367 (3.88)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 5,888,719,778 5,591,497,665 5.32
Unprocessed Raw Materials 431,087,425 429,551,690 0.36
Wheat 191,509,879 89,833,828 113.18
Corn 3,494,417 2,262,921 54.42
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,251,262 1,363,218 138.50
Crude materials, inedible 196,639,071 288,956,498 (31.95)
Pulp & waste paper 16,470,336 17,838,503 (7.67)
Cotton 5,282,276 4,377,834 20.66
Syn. Fibers 17,968,477 17,068,902 5.27
Metalliferous ores 63,200,977 134,286,808 (52.94)
Others 93,717,005 115,384,451 (18.78)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 36,192,796 47,135,225 (23.21)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 5,457,632,353 5,161,945,975 5.73
Feeding stuffs for animals 172,776,923 132,984,197 29.92
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 46,060,158 53,367,173 (13.69)
Chemical 1,183,018,951 942,706,332 25.49
Chemical compounds 320,446,060 258,127,231 24.14
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 166,624,657 145,798,238 14.28
Urea 42,253,291 19,427,946 117.49
Fertilizer excl. urea 74,822,218 31,729,014 135.82
Artificial resins 294,767,658 238,251,625 23.72
Others 284,105,067 249,372,278 13.93
Manufactured goods 958,858,903 947,395,121 1.21
Paper & paper products 122,473,550 115,937,871 5.64
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 165,989,106 198,919,796 (16.55)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 60,304,729 45,221,046 33.36
Iron & steel 336,165,779 257,729,356 30.43
Non-ferrous metals 125,047,864 141,367,470 (11.54)
Metal products 86,996,919 123,838,941 (29.75)
Others 61,880,956 64,380,641 (3.88)
Embroideries 36,896,275 50,101,039 (26.36)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,033,899,596 3,009,703,819 0.80
Iron ore, not agglomerated 26,121,547 25,688,294 1.69
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 3,043,004,240 1,641,422,163 85.39
Coal, Coke 49,746,081 55,862,447 (10.95)
Petroleum crude 1,691,592,417 776,897,834 117.74
Others 1,301,665,742 808,661,882 60.97
Consumer Goods 1,317,133,961 864,854,553 52.30
Durable 552,870,460 424,119,997 30.36
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 295,864,760 211,622,913 39.81
Home appliances 70,918,617 50,957,410 39.17
Misc. manufactures 186,087,083 161,539,674 15.20
Non-Durable 764,263,501 440,734,556 73.41
Food & live animals chiefly for food 726,034,302 409,207,241 77.42
Dairy products 228,671,692 124,649,052 83.45
Fish & fish preparation 27,634,358 20,995,884 31.62
Rice 165,152,702 25,010,494 560.33
Fruits & vegetables 52,075,362 38,897,143 33.88
Others 252,500,188 199,654,668 26.47
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 14,616,270 9,299,217 57.18
Articles of apparel, access. 23,612,929 22,228,098 6.23
Special Transactions 191,434,986 180,014,683 6.34
Articles temporarily imported & exported 58,638,886 75,057,433 (21.87)
Others 132,796,100 104,957,250 26.52
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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: May 27, 2008
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