Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to September 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Sep | Jan-Sep | (%)
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Total Imports 45,285,638,039 40,278,255,366 12.43
Capital Goods 12,294,631,007 12,034,870,338 2.16
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,994,088,235 1,760,962,622 13.24
Office & EDP Machines 2,249,638,030 2,394,386,449 (6.05)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 6,581,854,709 6,535,030,339 0.72
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 511,001,614 483,806,400 5.62
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 574,470,166 476,128,323 20.65
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst.,Photographic Eqpt.& Optical Goods 383,578,253 384,556,205 (0.25)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 16,838,871,239 17,737,956,293 (5.07)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,384,904,503 1,232,691,179 12.35
Wheat 453,495,263 280,239,313 61.82
Corn 18,633,907 40,512,964 (54.01)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 9,234,235 4,248,309 117.36
Crude materials, inedible 752,052,364 781,804,637 (3.81)
Pulp & waste paper 46,500,467 48,600,058 (4.32)
Cotton 14,525,568 17,339,388 (16.23)
Syn. Fibers 53,660,161 58,228,617 (7.85)
Metalliferous ores 283,881,345 300,634,804 (5.57)
Others 353,484,823 357,001,770 (0.99)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 151,488,734 125,885,956 20.34
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 15,453,966,736 16,505,265,114 (6.37)
Feeding stuffs for animals 456,201,905 330,634,356 37.98
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 183,513,128 126,802,156 44.72
Chemical 3,774,668,268 2,966,378,949 27.25
Chemical compounds 991,316,160 825,418,497 20.10
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 510,822,822 447,295,320 14.20
Urea 167,946,885 86,089,635 95.08
Fertilizer excl. urea 305,786,274 100,361,737 204.68
Artificial resins 878,080,519 729,438,191 20.38
Others 920,715,608 777,775,569 18.38
Manufactured goods 3,428,023,481 3,106,142,961 10.36
Paper & paper products 407,720,758 350,958,348 16.17
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 515,388,673 650,755,545 (20.80)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 200,164,509 164,808,250 21.45
Iron & steel 1,320,579,149 885,577,669 49.12
Non-ferrous metals 458,959,794 502,971,860 (8.75)
Metal products 328,344,285 351,237,277 (6.52)
Others 196,866,313 199,834,012 (1.49)
Embroideries 111,981,556 200,386,545 (44.12)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 7,447,258,674 9,662,741,878 (22.93)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 52,319,724 112,178,269 (53.36)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 10,228,612,447 6,656,580,838 53.66
Coal, Coke 157,469,426 178,435,027 (11.75)
Petroleum crude 6,329,892,371 3,903,695,139 62.15
Others 3,741,250,650 2,574,450,672 45.32
Consumer Goods 5,330,428,513 3,323,105,226 60.41
Durable 1,813,109,072 1,459,421,218 24.23
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 994,132,903 766,854,737 29.64
Home appliances 207,873,419 158,670,290 31.01
Misc. manufactures 611,102,750 533,896,191 14.46
Non-Durable 3,517,319,441 1,863,684,008 88.73
Food & live animals chiefly for food 3,397,412,046 1,755,250,535 93.56
Dairy products 531,476,273 454,777,721 16.87
Fish & fish preparation 70,370,103 50,293,778 39.92
Rice 1,726,341,014 424,409,472 306.76
Fruits & vegetables 157,858,034 112,494,538 40.33
Others 911,366,622 713,275,026 27.77
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 47,985,926 39,315,098 22.05
Articles of apparel, access. 71,921,469 69,118,375 4.06
Special Transactions 593,094,833 525,742,671 12.81
Articles temporarily imported & exported 199,195,923 193,748,081 2.81
Others 393,898,910 331,994,590 18.65
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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.
Page last updated: November 26, 2008
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