Table 3  Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
         August and July 2008 and August 2007
         (FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)

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                                                         2008                  |       2007         |    Growth Rate
Commodity Group                               August p    |        July r      |     August         |        (%)
                                       FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | FOB Value  % Share | Monthly    Annual
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Total Imports                          5,041,689   100.00   5,848,369   100.00   4,986,612   100.00    (13.79)     1.10

Capital Goods                          1,474,848    29.25   1,398,543    23.91   1,442,655    28.93      5.46      2.23

  Power generating and specialized
    machines                             246,495     4.89     232,840     3.98     210,240     4.22      5.86     17.24
  Office and electronic data
    processing machines                  248,470     4.93     256,410     4.38     289,315     5.80     (3.10)   (14.12)
  Telecommunication equipment
    and electrical machines              735,370    14.59     777,594    13.30     790,276    15.85     (5.43)    (6.95)
  Land transport equipment excluding
    passenger cars and motorized cycle    61,750     1.22      61,820     1.06      45,879     0.92     (0.11)    34.59
  Aircraft, Ships and Boats              130,526     2.59      25,943     0.44      68,302     1.37    403.12     91.10
  Professional scientific and control-
    ling instruments, photographic
    equipment and optical goods           52,238     1.04      43,935     0.75      38,642     0.77     18.90     35.18

Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods     1,751,104    34.73   1,875,553    32.07   2,126,043    42.64     (6.64)   (17.64)

  Unprocessed Raw Materials              127,192     2.52     154,823     2.65     146,804     2.94    (17.85)   (13.36)
       Wheat                               4,458     0.09      32,024     0.55      36,076     0.72    (86.08)   (87.64)
       Corn                                3,898     0.08       1,965     0.03       1,707     0.03     98.34    128.39
       Unmilled cereals excluding
         rice and corn                     1,176     0.02         988     0.02         512     0.01     19.10    129.78
       Crude materials, inedible          92,766     1.84     109,215     1.87      98,262     1.97    (15.06)    (5.59)
             Pulp & waste paper            5,268     0.10       4,186     0.07       5,515     0.11     25.87     (4.47)
             Cotton                        1,648     0.03       1,758     0.03       3,068     0.06     (6.24)   (46.28)
             Syn. Fibers                   5,542     0.11       4,602     0.08       7,699     0.15     20.42    (28.02)
             Metalliferous ores           22,574     0.45      58,285     1.00      43,806     0.88    (61.27)   (48.47)
             Others                       57,733     1.15      40,384     0.69      38,174     0.77     42.96     51.24
       Tobacco, unmanufactured            24,894     0.49      10,631     0.18      10,247     0.21    134.17    142.94
  Semi-Processed Raw Materials         1,623,912    32.21   1,720,731    29.42   1,979,240    39.69     (5.63)   (17.95)
       Feeding stuffs for animals         41,174     0.82      26,896     0.46      37,164     0.75     53.08     10.79
       Animal & vegetable oils & fats     20,999     0.42      26,845     0.46      11,051     0.22    (21.78)    90.02
       Chemical                          422,104     8.37     451,044     7.71     356,800     7.16     (6.42)    18.30
             Chemical compounds          123,627     2.45     137,091     2.34     115,753     2.32     (9.82)     6.80
             Medicinal and pharmaceutical
               chemical                   60,052     1.19      55,007     0.94      41,181     0.83      9.17     45.83
             Urea                         13,416     0.27      23,358     0.40       5,172     0.10    (42.56)   159.38
             Fertilizer excl. urea        13,992     0.28      31,076     0.53      16,195     0.32    (54.98)   (13.60)
             Artificial resins            98,980     1.96     102,865     1.76      88,790     1.78     (3.78)    11.48
             Others                      112,037     2.22     101,647     1.74      89,709     1.80     10.22     24.89
       Manufactured goods                419,086     8.31     451,621     7.72     321,945     6.46     (7.20)    30.17
             Paper & paper products       52,527     1.04      47,078     0.80      40,829     0.82     11.58     28.65
             Textile yarn, fabrics
               and made-up articles       53,727     1.07      52,571     0.90      63,098     1.27      2.20    (14.85)
             Non-metallic mineral
              manufactures                21,651     0.43      23,173     0.40      20,414     0.41     (6.57)     6.06
             Iron & steel                129,437     2.57     201,128     3.44      78,568     1.58    (35.64)    64.75
             Non-ferrous metals           64,104     1.27      64,391     1.10      61,924     1.24     (0.45)     3.52
             Metal products               71,539     1.42      41,331     0.71      35,151     0.70     73.09    103.52
             Others                       26,100     0.52      21,948     0.38      21,960     0.44     18.92     18.85
       Embroideries                        9,438     0.19      14,157     0.24      16,575     0.33    (33.33)   (43.06)
       Materials/Accessories for the
         manufacture of electrical
         equipment                       705,893    14.00     743,165    12.71   1,224,905    24.56     (5.02)   (42.37)
       Iron ore, not agglomerated          5,217     0.10       7,002     0.12      10,800     0.22    (25.49)   (51.70)

Mineral fuels, lubricant and
 Related materials                     1,019,269    20.22   1,763,868    30.16     960,954    19.27    (42.21)     6.07

  Coal, Coke                              27,362     0.54       8,269     0.14      10,188     0.20    230.89    168.58
  Petroleum crude                        599,729    11.90   1,235,465    21.12     562,157    11.27    (51.46)     6.68
  Others                                 392,177     7.78     520,134     8.89     388,609     7.79    (24.60)     0.92
Consumer Goods                           729,452    14.47     744,913    12.74     404,932     8.12     (2.08)    80.14
  Durable                                203,491     4.04     210,650     3.60     174,121     3.49     (3.40)    16.87
       Passenger cars & motorized cycle  113,936     2.26     119,992     2.05      99,584     2.00     (5.05)    14.41
       Home appliances                    20,015     0.40      25,214     0.43      17,014     0.34    (20.62)    17.64
       Misc. manufactures                 69,540     1.38      65,445     1.12      57,522     1.15      6.26     20.89
  Non-Durable                            525,961    10.43     534,263     9.14     230,811     4.63     (1.55)   127.87
       Food and live animals chiefly
         for food                        512,719    10.17     520,779     8.90     215,791     4.33     (1.55)   137.60
             Dairy products               51,973     1.03      43,889     0.75      51,463     1.03     18.42      0.99
             Fish & fish preparation       9,075     0.18       3,214     0.05       4,356     0.09    182.32    108.35
             Rice                        323,648     6.42     341,745     5.84      54,372     1.09     (5.30)   495.25
             Fruits & vegetables          16,668     0.33      16,799     0.29      11,964     0.24     (0.78)    39.32
             Others                      111,356     2.21     115,132     1.97      93,637     1.88     (3.28)    18.92
       Beverages & tobacco mfture.         6,008     0.12       5,335     0.09       7,137     0.14     12.61    (15.82)
       Articles of apparel, access.        7,234     0.14       8,149     0.14       7,884     0.16    (11.23)    (8.24)

Special Transactions                      67,017     1.33      65,492     1.12      52,028     1.04      2.33     28.81

  Articles temporarily imported &
   exported                               27,455     0.54      20,950     0.36      17,520     0.35     31.05     56.70
  Others                                  39,562     0.78      44,542     0.76      34,508     0.69    (11.18)    14.65

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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:  October 24, 2008
         
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