Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to April 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Apr | Jan-Apr | (%)
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Total Imports 19,461,777,521 16,503,610,421 17.92
Capital Goods 5,531,587,699 5,018,989,683 10.21
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 820,166,131 726,003,350 12.97
Office & EDP Machines 1,011,611,071 1,020,920,406 (0.91)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,010,189,394 2,670,787,488 12.71
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 217,277,845 207,065,179 4.93
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 317,865,256 226,411,912 40.39
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 154,478,002 167,801,348 (7.94)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 7,731,278,093 7,498,018,142 3.11
Unprocessed Raw Materials 647,500,376 528,074,932 22.62
Wheat 260,975,527 98,694,299 164.43
Corn 7,554,356 4,876,498 54.91
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 4,446,557 1,644,223 170.44
Crude materials, inedible 316,894,895 361,234,519 (12.27)
Pulp & waste paper 22,132,202 22,381,439 (1.11)
Cotton 6,867,089 8,290,855 (17.17)
Syn. Fibers 22,801,191 23,410,160 (2.60)
Metalliferous ores 119,068,748 152,211,785 (21.77)
Others 146,025,665 154,940,280 (5.75)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 57,629,041 61,625,393 (6.48)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 7,083,777,717 6,969,943,210 1.63
Feeding stuffs for animals 235,504,476 164,469,788 43.19
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 67,392,258 62,469,020 7.88
Chemical 1,622,726,951 1,244,686,822 30.37
Chemical compounds 414,762,252 338,631,998 22.48
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 223,542,950 194,648,375 14.84
Urea 72,862,672 24,677,631 195.26
Fertilizer excl. urea 135,504,867 40,151,449 237.48
Artificial resins 385,121,695 310,174,083 24.16
Others 390,932,515 336,403,286 16.21
Manufactured goods 1,306,226,654 1,318,247,897 (0.91)
Paper & paper products 162,241,148 156,597,735 3.60
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 228,193,515 281,524,318 (18.94)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 80,934,772 62,261,289 29.99
Iron & steel 472,589,099 368,431,855 28.27
Non-ferrous metals 165,014,307 198,898,902 (17.04)
Metal products 115,148,567 162,767,217 (29.26)
Others 82,105,246 87,766,581 (6.45)
Embroideries 53,301,974 79,727,996 (33.15)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,761,336,077 4,053,544,209 (7.21)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 37,289,327 46,797,478 (20.32)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 4,080,371,246 2,553,505,678 59.79
Coal, Coke 68,882,067 79,554,212 (13.41)
Petroleum crude 2,289,386,736 1,341,790,509 70.62
Others 1,722,102,443 1,132,160,957 52.11
Consumer Goods 1,868,441,212 1,204,160,439 55.17
Durable 763,153,053 564,691,948 35.15
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 404,583,664 277,920,061 45.58
Home appliances 92,040,029 67,374,289 36.61
Misc. manufactures 266,529,360 219,397,598 21.48
Non-Durable 1,105,288,159 639,468,491 72.84
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,054,059,089 596,397,951 76.74
Dairy products 272,100,051 163,990,486 65.92
Fish & fish preparation 39,205,518 25,522,590 53.61
Rice 320,313,380 81,647,375 292.31
Fruits & vegetables 69,045,548 50,883,565 35.69
Others 353,394,592 274,353,935 28.81
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 20,012,519 13,658,574 46.52
Articles of apparel, access. 31,216,551 29,411,966 6.14
Special Transactions 250,099,271 228,936,479 9.24
Articles temporarily imported & exported 80,901,248 91,524,972 (11.61)
Others 169,198,023 137,411,507 23.13
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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: June 25, 2008
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