Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to November 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Nov | Jan-Nov | (%)
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Total Imports 53,344,606,617 50,513,113,558 5.61
Capital Goods 14,807,954,640 15,166,659,981 (2.37)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,399,400,086 2,208,789,822 8.63
Office & EDP Machines 2,678,022,522 3,022,300,384 (11.39)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 7,940,068,107 8,217,190,279 (3.37)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 616,694,337 617,003,801 (0.05)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 709,047,019 617,678,003 14.79
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt.& Optical Goods 464,722,569 483,697,692 (3.92)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 19,932,190,621 21,853,745,125 (8.79)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,685,704,422 1,543,412,176 9.22
Wheat 530,836,087 365,682,930 45.16
Corn 22,208,382 44,042,987 (49.58)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 10,697,815 5,713,591 87.23
Crude materials, inedible 938,628,950 979,272,845 (4.15)
Pulp & waste paper 54,253,519 57,359,200 (5.41)
Cotton 17,186,977 20,259,306 (15.17)
Syn. Fibers 63,736,644 74,245,147 (14.15)
Metalliferous ores 353,368,895 387,680,462 (8.85)
Others 450,082,915 439,728,730 2.35
Tobacco, unmanufactured 183,333,188 148,699,823 23.29
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 18,246,486,199 20,310,332,949 (10.16)
Feeding stuffs for animals 555,404,389 410,720,837 35.23
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 216,073,723 152,315,603 41.86
Chemical 4,506,655,640 3,633,155,243 24.04
Chemical compounds 1,185,350,825 1,002,128,251 18.28
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 615,922,634 543,454,882 13.33
Urea 182,105,847 99,203,125 83.57
Fertilizer excl. urea 341,920,294 127,660,220 167.84
Artificial resins 1,041,511,717 901,479,319 15.53
Others 1,139,844,323 959,229,446 18.83
Manufactured goods 4,113,673,714 3,791,055,506 8.51
Paper & paper products 498,570,088 426,915,050 16.78
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 624,732,149 787,427,192 (20.66)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 253,243,912 208,410,232 21.51
Iron & steel 1,514,250,827 1,094,048,559 38.41
Non-ferrous metals 579,484,863 608,007,894 (4.69)
Metal products 401,686,306 424,441,271 (5.36)
Others 241,705,569 241,805,308 (0.04)
Embroideries 130,792,502 235,794,416 (44.53)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 8,671,566,507 11,960,246,994 (27.50)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 52,319,724 127,044,350 (58.82)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 11,671,150,257 8,569,856,860 36.19
Coal, Coke 245,306,713 217,930,224 12.56
Petroleum crude 7,176,428,756 5,110,072,752 40.44
Others 4,249,414,788 3,241,853,884 31.08
Consumer Goods 6,241,090,613 4,248,215,418 46.91
Durable 2,239,091,176 1,843,810,386 21.44
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,234,269,080 968,697,850 27.42
Home appliances 260,291,897 211,665,123 22.97
Misc. manufactures 744,530,199 663,447,413 12.22
Non-Durable 4,001,999,437 2,404,405,032 66.44
Food & live animals chiefly for food 3,855,940,433 2,263,774,776 70.33
Dairy products 660,918,534 569,723,092 16.01
Fish & fish preparation 84,736,796 81,016,576 4.59
Rice 1,773,450,593 574,239,857 208.83
Fruits & vegetables 210,472,745 144,861,159 45.29
Others 1,126,361,765 893,934,092 26.00
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 59,230,241 55,354,265 7.00
Articles of apparel, access. 86,828,763 85,275,991 1.82
Special Transactions 692,220,486 674,636,174 2.61
Articles temporarily imported & exported 242,105,467 240,283,326 0.76
Others 450,115,019 434,352,848 3.63
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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: January 27, 2009
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