Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
October and September 2008 and October 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
========================================================================================================================
2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group October p | September r | October | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Imports 4,577,117 100.00 4,863,668 100.00 5,150,645 100.00 (5.89) (11.14)
Capital Goods 1,440,094 31.46 1,401,532 28.82 1,614,191 31.34 2.75 (10.79)
Power generating and specialized
machines 217,125 4.74 259,897 5.34 232,139 4.51 (16.46) (6.47)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 239,198 5.23 245,445 5.05 315,527 6.13 (2.55) (24.19)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 763,719 16.69 755,714 15.54 869,318 16.88 1.06 (12.15)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 51,932 1.13 55,070 1.13 71,725 1.39 (5.70) (27.60)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 122,444 2.68 41,596 0.86 76,246 1.48 194.37 60.59
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 45,677 1.00 43,811 0.90 49,237 0.96 4.26 (7.23)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,712,828 37.42 1,785,623 36.71 2,060,322 40.00 (4.08) (16.87)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 160,714 3.51 181,118 3.72 134,983 2.62 (11.27) 19.06
Wheat 44,646 0.98 61,927 1.27 28,470 0.55 (27.90) 56.82
Corn 2,320 0.05 1,722 0.04 2,266 0.04 34.72 2.39
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 715 0.02 1,035 0.02 614 0.01 (30.86) 16.41
Crude materials, inedible 96,084 2.10 88,342 1.82 95,194 1.85 8.76 0.94
Pulp & waste paper 5,204 0.11 4,659 0.10 4,653 0.09 11.69 11.83
Cotton 1,490 0.03 1,322 0.03 1,649 0.03 12.72 (9.68)
Syn. Fibers 4,495 0.10 8,911 0.18 8,785 0.17 (49.56) (48.83)
Metalliferous ores 35,141 0.77 35,327 0.73 46,899 0.91 (0.53) (25.07)
Others 49,754 1.09 38,123 0.78 33,207 0.64 30.51 49.83
Tobacco, unmanufactured 16,947 0.37 28,092 0.58 8,438 0.16 (39.67) 100.84
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,552,115 33.91 1,604,506 32.99 1,925,339 37.38 (3.27) (19.38)
Feeding stuffs for animals 58,737 1.28 57,555 1.18 37,725 0.73 2.05 55.70
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 13,789 0.30 26,393 0.54 14,115 0.27 (47.75) (2.31)
Chemical 421,225 9.20 388,050 7.98 336,111 6.53 8.55 25.32
Chemical compounds 111,965 2.45 96,015 1.97 91,556 1.78 16.61 22.29
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 59,031 1.29 57,851 1.19 44,411 0.86 2.04 32.92
Urea 10,741 0.23 16,575 0.34 7,287 0.14 (35.20) 47.41
Fertilizer excl. urea 31,117 0.68 13,507 0.28 12,624 0.25 130.38 146.50
Artificial resins 94,312 2.06 89,755 1.85 87,585 1.70 5.08 7.68
Others 114,060 2.49 114,346 2.35 92,648 1.80 (0.25) 23.11
Manufactured goods 380,310 8.31 370,327 7.61 342,468 6.65 2.70 11.05
Paper & paper products 50,618 1.11 44,861 0.92 39,496 0.77 12.83 28.16
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 56,245 1.23 60,666 1.25 72,010 1.40 (7.29) (21.89)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 27,802 0.61 29,525 0.61 22,149 0.43 (5.83) 25.52
Iron & steel 110,616 2.42 109,229 2.25 100,794 1.96 1.27 9.74
Non-ferrous metals 70,575 1.54 69,877 1.44 55,068 1.07 1.00 28.16
Metal products 38,551 0.84 30,547 0.63 32,761 0.64 26.20 17.67
Others 25,904 0.57 25,622 0.53 20,189 0.39 1.10 28.31
Embroideries 9,555 0.21 8,211 0.17 17,306 0.34 16.37 (44.79)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 668,498 14.61 753,970 15.50 1,166,347 22.64 (11.34) (42.68)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - 11,267 0.22 - (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 903,538 19.74 970,318 19.95 951,362 18.47 (6.88) (5.03)
Coal, Coke 47,663 1.04 25,173 0.52 22,363 0.43 89.34 113.13
Petroleum crude 572,357 12.50 630,841 12.97 540,520 10.49 (9.27) 5.89
Others 283,519 6.19 314,304 6.46 388,478 7.54 (9.79) (27.02)
Consumer Goods 466,665 10.20 637,184 13.10 449,020 8.72 (26.76) 3.93
Durable 229,713 5.02 220,386 4.53 172,991 3.36 4.23 32.79
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 131,751 2.88 126,134 2.59 83,054 1.61 4.45 58.63
Home appliances 27,634 0.60 26,693 0.55 22,675 0.44 3.53 21.87
Misc. manufactures 70,328 1.54 67,559 1.39 67,262 1.31 4.10 4.56
Non-Durable 236,951 5.18 416,798 8.57 276,029 5.36 (43.15) (14.16)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 223,376 4.88 401,106 8.25 261,286 5.07 (44.31) (14.51)
Dairy products 63,362 1.38 53,169 1.09 41,317 0.80 19.17 53.35
Fish & fish preparation 8,851 0.19 8,811 0.18 17,112 0.33 0.46 (48.27)
Rice 26,976 0.59 203,221 4.18 88,532 1.72 (86.73) (69.53)
Fruits & vegetables 22,618 0.49 21,625 0.44 16,742 0.33 4.59 35.09
Others 101,569 2.22 114,281 2.35 97,582 1.89 (11.12) 4.09
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 6,216 0.14 7,138 0.15 7,199 0.14 (12.92) (13.66)
Articles of apparel, access. 7,359 0.16 8,554 0.18 7,544 0.15 (13.96) (2.45)
Special Transactions 53,992 1.18 69,011 1.42 75,751 1.47 (21.76) (28.72)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 24,508 0.54 28,478 0.59 21,530 0.42 (13.94) 13.84
Others 29,484 0.64 40,532 0.83 54,221 1.05 (27.26) (45.62)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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: December 24, 2008
Related press release | Foreign trade statistics index