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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