Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to October 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Oct | Jan-Oct | (%)
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Total Imports 49,862,772,782 45,428,900,452 9.76
Capital Goods 13,735,015,598 13,649,061,173 0.63
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,211,501,887 1,993,101,381 10.96
Office & EDP Machines 2,488,835,468 2,709,913,123 (8.16)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 7,345,573,623 7,404,348,293 (0.79)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 562,935,807 555,531,311 1.33
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 696,913,724 552,374,227 26.17
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 429,255,089 433,792,838 (1.05)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 18,551,617,835 19,798,277,878 (6.30)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,545,617,744 1,367,673,693 13.01
Wheat 498,141,569 308,709,120 61.36
Corn 20,954,324 42,779,188 (51.02)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 9,949,573 4,862,795 104.61
Crude materials, inedible 848,136,134 876,998,498 (3.29)
Pulp & waste paper 51,704,582 53,253,555 (2.91)
Cotton 16,015,391 18,988,859 (15.66)
Syn. Fibers 58,155,202 67,013,395 (13.22)
Metalliferous ores 319,021,820 347,533,587 (8.20)
Others 403,239,139 390,209,102 3.34
Tobacco, unmanufactured 168,436,144 134,324,092 25.40
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 17,006,000,091 18,430,604,185 (7.73)
Feeding stuffs for animals 514,939,212 368,359,184 39.79
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 197,302,185 140,917,267 40.01
Chemical 4,195,901,142 3,302,489,717 27.05
Chemical compounds 1,103,280,734 916,974,989 20.32
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 569,853,279 491,706,442 15.89
Urea 178,687,703 93,376,206 91.36
Fertilizer excl. urea 336,903,123 112,985,326 198.18
Artificial resins 972,392,211 817,023,410 19.02
Others 1,034,784,092 870,423,344 18.88
Manufactured goods 3,808,332,713 3,448,610,798 10.43
Paper & paper products 458,338,582 390,454,787 17.39
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 571,633,633 722,765,865 (20.91)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 227,966,868 186,957,303 21.94
Iron & steel 1,431,194,523 986,371,374 45.10
Non-ferrous metals 529,534,203 558,040,239 (5.11)
Metal products 366,894,788 383,998,711 (4.45)
Others 222,770,116 220,022,519 1.25
Embroideries 121,536,171 217,692,786 (44.17)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 8,115,668,944 10,829,088,779 (25.06)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 52,319,724 123,445,654 (57.62)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 11,132,148,503 7,607,942,553 46.32
Coal, Coke 205,132,186 200,798,226 2.16
Petroleum crude 6,902,248,961 4,444,215,351 55.31
Others 4,024,767,356 2,962,928,976 35.84
Consumer Goods 5,797,085,909 3,772,125,581 53.68
Durable 2,042,817,911 1,632,412,295 25.14
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,125,880,950 849,908,756 32.47
Home appliances 235,506,374 181,344,979 29.87
Misc. manufactures 681,430,587 601,158,560 13.35
Non-Durable 3,754,267,998 2,139,713,286 75.46
Food & live animals chiefly for food 3,620,779,633 2,016,536,070 79.55
Dairy products 594,823,861 496,094,852 19.90
Fish & fish preparation 79,221,505 67,405,725 17.53
Rice 1,753,316,866 512,941,440 241.82
Fruits & vegetables 180,475,171 129,236,633 39.65
Others 1,012,942,230 810,857,420 24.92
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 54,207,459 46,514,567 16.54
Articles of apparel, access. 79,280,906 76,662,649 3.42
Special Transactions 646,904,937 601,493,267 7.55
Articles temporarily imported & exported 223,551,629 215,277,796 3.84
Others 423,353,308 386,215,471 9.62
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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: December 24, 2008
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