Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
April and March 2008 and April 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group April p | March r | April | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,855,497 100.00 5,121,821 100.00 4,342,797 100.00 (5.20) 11.81
Capital Goods 1,366,177 28.14 1,434,533 28.01 1,135,965 26.16 (4.77) 20.27
Power generating and specialized
machines 233,271 4.80 205,165 4.01 170,607 3.93 13.70 36.73
Office and electronic data
processing machines 251,344 5.18 256,678 5.01 232,528 5.35 (2.08) 8.09
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 648,457 13.36 778,953 15.21 530,217 12.21 (16.75) 22.30
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 59,611 1.23 63,631 1.24 50,304 1.16 (6.32) 18.50
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 137,526 2.83 87,736 1.71 107,793 2.48 56.75 27.58
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 35,968 0.74 42,370 0.83 44,517 1.03 (15.11) (19.20)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,840,905 37.91 1,925,121 37.59 1,906,520 43.90 (4.37) (3.44)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 216,323 4.46 141,889 2.77 98,523 2.27 52.46 119.57
Wheat 69,465 1.43 72,393 1.41 8,860 0.20 (4.04) 683.99
Corn 4,060 0.08 2,207 0.04 2,614 0.06 83.96 55.34
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 1,195 0.02 810 0.02 281 0.01 47.52 325.36
Crude materials, inedible 120,167 2.47 55,791 1.09 72,278 1.66 115.39 66.26
Pulp & waste paper 5,662 0.12 6,233 0.12 4,543 0.10 (9.16) 24.63
Cotton 1,585 0.03 2,217 0.04 3,913 0.09 (28.53) (59.50)
Syn. Fibers 4,833 0.10 6,552 0.13 6,341 0.15 (26.24) (23.79)
Metalliferous ores 55,866 1.15 8,260 0.16 17,925 0.41 576.36 211.66
Others 52,221 1.08 32,530 0.64 39,556 0.91 60.53 32.02
Tobacco, unmanufactured 21,436 0.44 10,688 0.21 14,490 0.33 100.56 47.94
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,624,582 33.46 1,783,232 34.82 1,807,997 41.63 (8.90) (10.14)
Feeding stuffs for animals 62,727 1.29 71,947 1.40 31,486 0.73 (12.82) 99.23
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 21,349 0.44 18,433 0.36 9,102 0.21 15.82 134.56
Chemical 439,660 9.05 438,612 8.56 301,980 6.95 0.24 45.59
Chemical compounds 94,319 1.94 121,494 2.37 80,505 1.85 (22.37) 17.16
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 56,918 1.17 66,392 1.30 48,850 1.12 (14.27) 16.52
Urea 30,609 0.63 5,390 0.11 5,250 0.12 467.88 483.07
Fertilizer excl. urea 60,682 1.25 36,708 0.72 8,422 0.19 65.31 620.49
Artificial resins 90,347 1.86 102,806 2.01 71,922 1.66 (12.12) 25.62
Others 106,783 2.20 105,823 2.07 87,031 2.00 0.91 22.70
Manufactured goods 347,483 7.16 351,525 6.86 370,853 8.54 (1.15) (6.30)
Paper & paper products 39,784 0.82 44,517 0.87 40,660 0.94 (10.63) (2.15)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 62,204 1.28 61,060 1.19 82,605 1.90 1.87 (24.70)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 20,631 0.42 20,983 0.41 17,040 0.39 (1.68) 21.07
Iron & steel 136,423 2.81 131,993 2.58 110,702 2.55 3.36 23.23
Non-ferrous metals 39,968 0.82 40,402 0.79 57,531 1.32 (1.07) (30.53)
Metal products 28,187 0.58 31,205 0.61 38,928 0.90 (9.67) (27.59)
Others 20,286 0.42 21,364 0.42 23,386 0.54 (5.05) (13.25)
Embroideries 16,406 0.34 12,381 0.24 29,627 0.68 32.51 (44.63)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 725,789 14.95 880,812 17.20 1,043,840 24.04 (17.60) (30.47)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 11,168 0.23 9,522 0.19 21,109 0.49 17.29 (47.10)
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 1,037,369 21.36 1,169,140 22.83 912,084 21.00 (11.27) 13.74
Coal, Coke 19,136 0.39 14,560 0.28 23,692 0.55 31.42 (19.23)
Petroleum crude 597,794 12.31 598,670 11.69 564,893 13.01 (0.15) 5.82
Others 420,438 8.66 555,910 10.85 323,499 7.45 (24.37) 29.97
Consumer Goods 551,332 11.35 528,872 10.33 339,306 7.81 4.25 62.49
Durable 210,309 4.33 215,834 4.21 140,572 3.24 (2.56) 49.61
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 108,718 2.24 118,438 2.31 66,297 1.53 (8.21) 63.99
Home appliances 21,122 0.44 22,115 0.43 16,417 0.38 (4.49) 28.66
Misc. manufactures 80,470 1.66 75,280 1.47 57,858 1.33 6.89 39.08
Non-Durable 341,023 7.02 313,038 6.11 198,734 4.58 8.94 71.60
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 328,023 6.76 299,103 5.84 187,191 4.31 9.67 75.23
Dairy products 43,428 0.89 84,167 1.64 39,341 0.91 (48.40) 10.39
Fish & fish preparation 11,571 0.24 7,038 0.14 4,527 0.10 64.41 155.62
Rice 155,160 3.20 90,645 1.77 56,637 1.30 71.17 173.96
Fruits & vegetables 16,970 0.35 19,645 0.38 11,986 0.28 (13.62) 41.58
Others 100,894 2.08 97,608 1.91 74,699 1.72 3.37 35.07
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 5,396 0.11 5,334 0.10 4,359 0.10 1.16 23.78
Articles of apparel, access. 7,604 0.16 8,601 0.17 7,184 0.17 (11.59) 5.84
Special Transactions 59,714 1.23 64,154 1.25 48,922 1.13 (6.92) 22.06
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 23,195 0.48 21,350 0.42 16,468 0.38 8.64 40.85
Others 36,519 0.75 42,804 0.84 32,454 0.75 (14.68) 12.52
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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.
p Preliminary
r Revised
Page last updated: June 25, 2008
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