Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
May and April 2008 and May 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group May p | April r | May | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 4,782,988 100.00 4,856,218 100.00 4,296,137 100.00 (1.51) 11.33
Capital Goods 1,193,785 24.96 1,365,674 28.12 1,220,190 28.40 (12.59) (2.16)
Power generating and specialized
machines 210,800 4.41 233,453 4.81 181,612 4.23 (9.70) 16.07
Office and electronic data
processing machines 255,596 5.34 251,543 5.18 205,096 4.77 1.61 24.62
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 583,311 12.20 647,577 13.34 630,018 14.66 (9.92) (7.41)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 59,272 1.24 59,611 1.23 48,589 1.13 (0.57) 21.99
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 39,438 0.82 137,527 2.83 102,229 2.38 (71.32) (61.42)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 45,367 0.95 35,963 0.74 52,646 1.23 26.15 (13.83)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,706,566 35.68 1,842,675 37.94 1,823,065 42.43 (7.39) (6.39)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 127,133 2.66 216,318 4.45 129,727 3.02 (41.23) (2.00)
Wheat 44,211 0.92 69,465 1.43 49,408 1.15 (36.36) (10.52)
Corn 2,305 0.05 4,060 0.08 2,757 0.06 (43.23) (16.40)
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 689 0.01 1,195 0.02 622 0.01 (42.39) 10.64
Crude materials, inedible 72,474 1.52 120,161 2.47 69,598 1.62 (39.69) 4.13
Pulp & waste paper 6,184 0.13 5,662 0.12 6,067 0.14 9.21 1.92
Cotton 2,150 0.04 1,585 0.03 1,213 0.03 35.65 77.29
Syn. Fibers 4,671 0.10 4,831 0.10 6,477 0.15 (3.31) (27.88)
Metalliferous ores 21,082 0.44 55,870 1.15 16,601 0.39 (62.26) 26.99
Others 38,387 0.80 52,213 1.08 39,240 0.91 (26.48) (2.17)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 7,454 0.16 21,436 0.44 7,341 0.17 (65.23) 1.54
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,579,433 33.02 1,626,357 33.49 1,693,339 39.42 (2.89) (6.73)
Feeding stuffs for animals 44,305 0.93 62,727 1.29 33,909 0.79 (29.37) 30.66
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 16,131 0.34 21,349 0.44 13,053 0.30 (24.44) 23.58
Chemical 404,149 8.45 440,328 9.07 318,350 7.41 (8.22) 26.95
Chemical compounds 107,142 2.24 94,291 1.94 83,207 1.94 13.63 28.76
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 58,950 1.23 56,918 1.17 54,421 1.27 3.57 8.32
Urea 5,442 0.11 31,109 0.64 19,605 0.46 (82.51) (72.24)
Fertilizer excl. urea 44,145 0.92 60,931 1.25 7,257 0.17 (27.55) 508.31
Artificial resins 92,527 1.93 90,221 1.86 68,938 1.60 2.56 34.22
Others 95,943 2.01 106,858 2.20 84,921 1.98 (10.21) 12.98
Manufactured goods 411,398 8.60 347,063 7.15 344,463 8.02 18.54 19.43
Paper & paper products 50,284 1.05 39,789 0.82 36,713 0.85 26.38 36.97
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 57,182 1.20 62,205 1.28 90,823 2.11 (8.08) (37.04)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 22,413 0.47 20,638 0.42 18,941 0.44 8.60 18.33
Iron & steel 179,748 3.76 136,423 2.81 80,929 1.88 31.76 122.11
Non-ferrous metals 47,812 1.00 39,793 0.82 55,818 1.30 20.15 (14.34)
Metal products 32,453 0.68 27,965 0.58 39,887 0.93 16.05 (18.64)
Others 21,506 0.45 20,249 0.42 21,352 0.50 6.21 0.72
Embroideries 12,780 0.27 16,406 0.34 28,129 0.65 (22.10) (54.56)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 690,669 14.44 727,316 14.98 943,852 21.97 (5.04) (26.82)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - 11,168 0.23 11,582 0.27 (100.00) (100.00)
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 1,178,988 24.65 1,037,361 21.36 785,783 18.29 13.65 50.04
Coal, Coke 15,113 0.32 19,136 0.39 27,983 0.65 (21.02) (45.99)
Petroleum crude 746,067 15.60 597,794 12.31 503,294 11.72 24.80 48.24
Others 417,808 8.74 420,431 8.66 254,507 5.92 (0.62) 64.16
Consumer Goods 628,745 13.15 551,286 11.35 408,638 9.51 14.05 53.86
Durable 195,422 4.09 210,269 4.33 169,038 3.93 (7.06) 15.61
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 106,713 2.23 108,718 2.24 88,228 2.05 (1.84) 20.95
Home appliances 21,367 0.45 21,114 0.43 18,131 0.42 1.20 17.84
Misc. manufactures 67,342 1.41 80,437 1.66 62,679 1.46 (16.28) 7.44
Non-Durable 433,323 9.06 341,017 7.02 239,601 5.58 27.07 80.85
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 420,282 8.79 328,017 6.75 229,153 5.33 28.13 83.41
Dairy products 59,740 1.25 43,428 0.89 65,564 1.53 37.56 (8.88)
Fish & fish preparation 5,006 0.10 11,564 0.24 5,794 0.13 (56.71) (13.61)
Rice 230,208 4.81 155,161 3.20 50,523 1.18 48.37 355.65
Fruits & vegetables 17,145 0.36 16,962 0.35 13,555 0.32 1.08 26.48
Others 108,183 2.26 100,903 2.08 93,716 2.18 7.22 15.44
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 5,744 0.12 5,396 0.11 3,961 0.09 6.45 45.00
Articles of apparel, access. 7,297 0.15 7,604 0.16 6,486 0.15 (4.03) 12.50
Special Transactions 74,904 1.57 59,222 1.22 58,461 1.36 26.48 28.13
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 22,928 0.48 22,716 0.47 24,231 0.56 0.93 (5.38)
Others 51,976 1.09 36,506 0.75 34,229 0.80 42.38 51.85
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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: July 25, 2008
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