Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to May 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-May | Jan-May | (%)
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Total Imports 24,245,486,124 20,799,747,790 16.57
Capital Goods 6,724,869,995 6,239,179,289 7.78
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,031,147,830 907,615,429 13.61
Office & EDP Machines 1,267,407,196 1,226,016,398 3.38
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,592,621,106 3,300,805,093 8.84
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 276,550,076 255,654,232 8.17
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 357,303,670 328,641,063 8.72
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 199,840,117 220,447,074 (9.35)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 9,439,613,652 9,321,083,629 1.27
Unprocessed Raw Materials 774,627,882 657,801,703 17.76
Wheat 305,186,374 148,102,517 106.06
Corn 9,859,392 7,633,623 29.16
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 5,135,219 2,266,665 126.55
Crude materials, inedible 389,363,743 430,832,619 (9.63)
Pulp & waste paper 28,315,711 28,448,531 (0.47)
Cotton 9,016,841 9,503,418 (5.12)
Syn. Fibers 27,471,020 29,886,858 (8.08)
Metalliferous ores 140,155,140 168,813,210 (16.98)
Others 184,405,031 194,180,602 (5.03)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 65,083,154 68,966,279 (5.63)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 8,664,985,770 8,663,281,926 0.02
Feeding stuffs for animals 279,809,560 198,378,349 41.05
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 83,523,758 75,522,444 10.59
Chemical 2,027,544,610 1,563,037,045 29.72
Chemical compounds 521,875,718 421,839,396 23.71
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 282,492,974 249,069,630 13.42
Urea 78,804,025 44,282,795 77.96
Fertilizer excl. urea 179,898,088 47,408,311 279.47
Artificial resins 477,522,811 379,112,253 25.96
Others 486,950,994 421,324,660 15.58
Manufactured goods 1,717,204,308 1,662,710,980 3.28
Paper & paper products 212,529,800 193,310,306 9.94
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 285,375,868 372,347,123 (23.36)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 103,355,764 81,202,370 27.28
Iron & steel 652,336,959 449,360,925 45.17
Non-ferrous metals 212,651,633 254,717,280 (16.51)
Metal products 147,380,004 202,654,268 (27.28)
Others 103,574,280 109,118,708 (5.08)
Embroideries 66,082,471 107,856,824 (38.73)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,453,531,714 4,997,396,644 (10.88)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 37,289,349 58,379,640 (36.13)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 5,259,351,436 3,339,288,908 57.50
Coal, Coke 83,995,145 107,536,925 (21.89)
Petroleum crude 3,035,453,434 1,845,084,430 64.52
Others 2,139,902,857 1,386,667,553 54.32
Consumer Goods 2,497,139,569 1,612,798,852 54.83
Durable 958,534,848 733,729,648 30.64
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 511,297,136 366,147,713 39.64
Home appliances 113,398,918 85,505,715 32.62
Misc. manufactures 333,838,794 282,076,220 18.35
Non-Durable 1,538,604,721 879,069,204 75.03
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,474,334,684 825,551,060 78.59
Dairy products 331,840,561 229,554,739 44.56
Fish & fish preparation 44,204,562 31,316,994 41.15
Rice 550,521,533 132,170,595 316.52
Fruits & vegetables 86,182,033 64,438,864 33.74
Others 461,585,995 368,069,868 25.41
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 25,756,662 17,619,987 46.18
Articles of apparel, access. 38,513,375 35,898,157 7.29
Special Transactions 324,511,472 287,397,112 12.91
Articles temporarily imported & exported 103,349,832 115,756,415 (10.72)
Others 221,161,640 171,640,697 28.85
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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.
Page last updated: July 25, 2008
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