Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
June and May 2008 and June 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
========================================================================================================================
2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group June p | May r | June | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Imports 5,304,732 100.00 4,764,656 100.00 4,706,535 100.00 11.34 12.71
Capital Goods 1,314,369 24.78 1,174,432 24.65 1,357,890 28.85 11.92 (3.21)
Power generating and specialized
machines 224,098 4.22 210,762 4.42 215,587 4.58 6.33 3.95
Office and electronic data
processing machines 251,207 4.74 236,257 4.96 255,403 5.43 6.33 (1.64)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 720,462 13.58 583,336 12.24 791,996 16.83 23.51 (9.03)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 55,790 1.05 59,271 1.24 49,189 1.05 (5.87) 13.42
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 19,102 0.36 39,439 0.83 4,130 0.09 (51.57) 362.50
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 43,710 0.82 45,368 0.95 41,585 0.88 (3.65) 5.11
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,985,569 37.43 1,707,844 35.84 2,181,163 46.34 16.26 (8.97)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 147,137 2.77 127,139 2.67 156,700 3.33 15.73 (6.10)
Wheat 49,899 0.94 44,212 0.93 44,934 0.95 12.86 11.05
Corn 1,188 0.02 2,305 0.05 1,170 0.02 (48.44) 1.61
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 900 0.02 689 0.01 716 0.02 30.74 25.80
Crude materials, inedible 72,361 1.36 72,479 1.52 88,989 1.89 (0.16) (18.69)
Pulp & waste paper 4,071 0.08 6,184 0.13 4,801 0.10 (34.16) (15.19)
Cotton 781 0.01 2,150 0.05 1,592 0.03 (63.68) (50.96)
Syn. Fibers 7,134 0.13 4,671 0.10 6,992 0.15 52.72 2.04
Metalliferous ores 27,546 0.52 21,077 0.44 16,877 0.36 30.69 63.21
Others 32,829 0.62 38,397 0.81 58,727 1.25 (14.50) (44.10)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 22,789 0.43 7,454 0.16 20,892 0.44 205.71 9.08
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,838,432 34.66 1,580,705 33.18 2,024,463 43.01 16.30 (9.19)
Feeding stuffs for animals 50,765 0.96 44,306 0.93 24,252 0.52 14.58 109.33
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 25,751 0.49 16,132 0.34 16,317 0.35 59.63 57.81
Chemical 484,700 9.14 405,369 8.51 323,587 6.88 19.57 49.79
Chemical compounds 112,758 2.13 107,145 2.25 82,931 1.76 5.24 35.97
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 55,417 1.04 58,952 1.24 47,681 1.01 (6.00) 16.22
Urea 34,587 0.65 6,649 0.14 12,769 0.27 420.20 170.87
Fertilizer excl. urea 67,312 1.27 44,146 0.93 13,153 0.28 52.48 411.74
Artificial resins 109,012 2.06 92,535 1.94 81,174 1.72 17.81 34.30
Others 105,614 1.99 95,943 2.01 85,879 1.82 10.08 22.98
Manufactured goods 469,935 8.86 411,296 8.63 421,685 8.96 14.26 11.44
Paper & paper products 50,700 0.96 50,285 1.06 36,885 0.78 0.82 37.45
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 63,048 1.19 57,181 1.20 72,555 1.54 10.26 (13.10)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 22,498 0.42 22,414 0.47 20,267 0.43 0.37 11.01
Iron & steel 228,444 4.31 179,751 3.77 169,395 3.60 27.09 34.86
Non-ferrous metals 47,934 0.90 47,814 1.00 58,000 1.23 0.25 (17.35)
Metal products 37,691 0.71 32,345 0.68 39,036 0.83 16.53 (3.45)
Others 19,621 0.37 21,506 0.45 25,546 0.54 (8.77) (23.19)
Embroideries 14,092 0.27 12,781 0.27 36,615 0.78 10.26 (61.51)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 790,376 14.90 690,821 14.50 1,190,238 25.29 14.41 (33.60)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 2,812 0.05 - - 11,769 0.25 - (76.11)
Mineral fuels, lubricant and
Related materials 1,215,805 22.92 1,178,988 24.74 691,981 14.70 3.12 75.70
Coal, Coke 12,670 0.24 15,113 0.32 27,567 0.59 (16.16) (54.04)
Petroleum crude 828,404 15.62 746,067 15.66 385,551 8.19 11.04 114.86
Others 374,730 7.06 417,808 8.77 278,863 5.93 (10.31) 34.38
Consumer Goods 721,804 13.61 628,701 13.20 422,391 8.97 14.81 70.89
Durable 220,124 4.15 195,364 4.10 173,051 3.68 12.67 27.20
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 122,767 2.31 106,717 2.24 92,039 1.96 15.04 33.39
Home appliances 22,578 0.43 21,353 0.45 18,684 0.40 5.73 20.84
Misc. manufactures 74,779 1.41 67,294 1.41 62,328 1.32 11.12 19.98
Non-Durable 501,680 9.46 433,336 9.09 249,339 5.30 15.77 101.20
Food and live animals chiefly
for food 488,456 9.21 420,294 8.82 237,667 5.05 16.22 105.52
Dairy products 50,588 0.95 59,742 1.25 61,934 1.32 (15.32) (18.32)
Fish & fish preparation 5,067 0.10 5,005 0.11 2,300 0.05 1.24 120.28
Rice 307,197 5.79 230,215 4.83 86,389 1.84 33.44 255.60
Fruits & vegetables 16,584 0.31 17,145 0.36 11,110 0.24 (3.28) 49.27
Others 109,019 2.06 108,186 2.27 75,934 1.61 0.77 43.57
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 3,754 0.07 5,744 0.12 4,472 0.10 (34.65) (16.05)
Articles of apparel, access. 9,471 0.18 7,298 0.15 7,200 0.15 29.77 31.53
Special Transactions 67,185 1.27 74,691 1.57 53,110 1.13 (10.05) 26.50
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 19,010 0.36 22,817 0.48 17,638 0.37 (16.68) 7.78
Others 48,175 0.91 51,874 1.09 35,472 0.75 (7.13) 35.81
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: August 26, 2008
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index