Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to August 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Aug | Jan-Aug | (%)
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Total Imports 40,422,063,324 35,534,458,872 13.75
Capital Goods 10,893,380,382 10,504,274,794 3.70
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,734,500,195 1,547,720,866 12.07
Office & EDP Machines 2,004,186,960 2,065,009,949 (2.95)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 5,826,140,305 5,684,252,135 2.50
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 455,909,837 415,060,348 9.84
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 532,874,310 454,442,284 17.26
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 339,768,775 337,789,212 0.59
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 15,053,156,097 15,646,284,707 (3.79)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,203,786,425 1,088,952,669 10.55
Wheat 391,568,454 256,009,784 52.95
Corn 16,911,549 38,907,871 (56.53)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 8,199,591 3,938,299 108.20
Crude materials, inedible 663,710,042 680,488,764 (2.47)
Pulp & waste paper 41,841,061 44,491,948 (5.96)
Cotton 13,203,884 16,358,136 (19.28)
Syn. Fibers 44,748,876 52,052,178 (14.03)
Metalliferous ores 248,554,577 240,579,547 3.31
Others 315,361,644 327,006,955 (3.56)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 123,396,789 109,607,951 12.58
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 13,849,369,672 14,557,332,038 (4.86)
Feeding stuffs for animals 398,646,620 291,741,257 36.64
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 157,120,358 115,637,393 35.87
Chemical 3,386,668,206 2,596,488,408 30.43
Chemical compounds 895,300,632 717,301,117 24.82
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 452,971,452 392,725,577 15.34
Urea 151,371,799 77,238,144 95.98
Fertilizer excl. urea 292,279,236 85,855,824 240.43
Artificial resins 788,325,160 641,128,746 22.96
Others 806,419,927 682,239,000 18.20
Manufactured goods 3,057,729,274 2,796,491,670 9.34
Paper & paper products 362,835,770 313,394,889 15.78
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 454,722,175 586,126,181 (22.42)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 170,673,415 143,058,945 19.30
Iron & steel 1,211,349,316 818,603,835 47.98
Non-ferrous metals 389,082,711 437,663,566 (11.10)
Metal products 297,821,568 318,604,578 (6.52)
Others 171,244,319 179,039,676 (4.35)
Embroideries 103,770,805 184,492,526 (43.75)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 6,693,114,692 8,472,929,673 (21.01)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 52,319,717 99,551,111 (47.44)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 9,258,292,590 6,018,815,793 53.82
Coal, Coke 132,296,832 158,763,545 (16.67)
Petroleum crude 5,699,051,288 3,512,592,125 62.25
Others 3,426,944,470 2,347,460,123 45.99
Consumer Goods 4,693,245,082 2,912,180,325 61.16
Durable 1,592,727,897 1,265,238,734 25.88
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 867,995,672 653,127,744 32.90
Home appliances 181,182,674 139,739,215 29.66
Misc. manufactures 543,549,551 472,371,775 15.07
Non-Durable 3,100,517,185 1,646,941,591 88.26
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,996,296,211 1,552,876,685 92.95
Dairy products 478,293,478 404,691,574 18.19
Fish & fish preparation 61,559,394 41,208,067 49.39
Rice 1,523,118,826 380,945,347 299.83
Fruits & vegetables 136,232,794 100,436,637 35.64
Others 797,091,719 625,595,060 27.41
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 40,853,396 33,462,461 22.09
Articles of apparel, access. 63,367,578 60,602,445 4.56
Special Transactions 523,989,173 452,903,253 15.70
Articles temporarily imported & exported 170,653,558 169,787,939 0.51
Others 353,335,615 283,115,314 24.80
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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: October 24, 2008
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