Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to July 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jul | Jan-Jul | (%)
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Total Imports 35,380,112,051 30,547,846,505 15.82
Capital Goods 9,418,492,240 9,061,620,013 3.94
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,487,887,432 1,337,480,756 11.25
Office & EDP Machines 1,755,666,644 1,775,694,844 (1.13)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 5,090,899,300 4,893,975,852 4.02
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 394,159,608 369,180,870 6.77
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 402,345,695 386,140,540 4.20
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst.,Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 287,533,561 299,147,151 (3.88)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 13,302,106,948 13,520,241,289 (1.61)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,076,588,824 942,148,917 14.27
Wheat 387,110,706 219,933,756 76.01
Corn 13,013,330 37,201,014 (65.02)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 7,023,283 3,426,379 104.98
Crude materials, inedible 570,938,689 582,226,969 (1.94)
Pulp & waste paper 36,572,796 38,977,433 (6.17)
Cotton 11,555,576 13,289,882 (13.05)
Syn. Fibers 39,207,154 44,352,710 (11.60)
Metalliferous ores 225,973,994 196,773,673 14.84
Others 257,629,169 288,833,271 (10.80)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 98,502,816 99,360,799 (0.86)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 12,225,518,124 12,578,092,372 (2.80)
Feeding stuffs for animals 357,472,344 254,577,584 40.42
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 136,128,902 104,586,504 30.16
Chemical 2,964,567,316 2,239,688,704 32.37
Chemical compounds 771,673,847 601,548,024 28.28
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 392,919,147 351,545,068 11.77
Urea 137,955,719 72,065,854 91.43
Fertilizer excl. urea 278,287,565 69,661,171 299.49
Artificial resins 689,341,069 552,338,815 24.80
Others 694,389,969 592,529,772 17.19
Manufactured goods 2,638,804,198 2,474,546,814 6.64
Paper & paper products 310,308,367 272,565,629 13.85
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 401,088,307 523,027,790 (23.31)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 149,025,103 122,644,646 21.51
Iron & steel 1,081,914,366 740,035,962 46.20
Non-ferrous metals 324,978,732 375,739,291 (13.51)
Metal products 226,362,311 283,453,948 (20.14)
Others 145,127,012 157,079,548 (7.61)
Embroideries 94,332,494 167,917,145 (43.82)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 5,987,109,848 7,248,024,924 (17.40)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 47,103,022 88,750,697 (46.93)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 8,239,023,969 5,057,861,879 62.90
Coal, Coke 104,934,756 148,575,751 (29.37)
Petroleum crude 5,099,322,133 2,950,435,252 72.83
Others 3,034,767,080 1,958,850,876 54.93
Consumer Goods 3,963,474,519 2,507,248,564 58.08
Durable 1,388,919,516 1,091,118,116 27.29
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 753,719,500 553,543,883 36.16
Home appliances 161,211,645 122,724,753 31.36
Misc. manufactures 473,988,371 414,849,480 14.26
Non-Durable 2,574,555,003 1,416,130,448 81.80
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,483,575,510 1,337,085,697 85.75
Dairy products 426,320,405 353,228,733 20.69
Fish & fish preparation 52,484,552 36,852,478 42.42
Rice 1,199,471,283 326,573,328 267.29
Fruits & vegetables 119,539,647 88,472,839 35.11
Others 685,759,623 531,958,319 28.91
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 34,845,796 26,325,826 32.36
Articles of apparel, access. 56,133,697 52,718,925 6.48
Special Transactions 457,014,375 400,874,760 14.00
Articles temporarily imported & exported 143,224,276 152,267,532 (5.94)
Others 313,790,099 248,607,228 26.22
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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: September 25, 2008
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