Table 3 Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
December and November 2008 and December 2007
(FOB in Thousand U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group December p | November r | December | (%)
FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | FOB Value % Share | Monthly Annual
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Total Imports 3,291,382 100.00 3,481,621 100.00 5,000,630 100.00 (5.46) (34.18)
Capital Goods 894,472 27.18 1,072,717 30.81 1,493,173 29.86 (16.62) (40.10)
Power generating and specialized
machines 195,445 5.94 187,863 5.40 257,506 5.15 4.04 (24.10)
Office and electronic data
processing machines 126,902 3.86 189,188 5.43 286,607 5.73 (32.92) (55.72)
Telecommunication equipment
and electrical machines 441,400 13.41 594,308 17.07 774,316 15.48 (25.73) (42.99)
Land transport equipment excluding
passenger cars and motorized cycle 46,979 1.43 53,759 1.54 50,162 1.00 (12.61) (6.35)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 51,312 1.56 12,131 0.35 81,143 1.62 322.98 (36.76)
Professional scientific and control-
ling instruments, photographic
equipment and optical goods 32,433 0.99 35,468 1.02 43,438 0.87 (8.56) (25.34)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,368,636 41.58 1,380,894 39.66 2,002,915 40.05 (0.89) (31.67)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 205,817 6.25 140,081 4.02 109,070 2.18 46.93 88.70
Wheat 91,026 2.77 32,695 0.94 23,198 0.46 178.41 292.38
Corn 586 0.02 1,254 0.04 409 0.01 (53.26) 43.23
Unmilled cereals excluding
rice and corn 387 0.01 748 0.02 1,059 0.02 (48.23) (63.41)
Crude materials, inedible 98,212 2.98 90,487 2.60 59,972 1.20 8.54 63.76
Pulp & waste paper 1,646 0.05 2,549 0.07 5,674 0.11 (35.43) (70.99)
Cotton 1,588 0.05 1,172 0.03 701 0.01 35.54 126.66
Syn. Fibers 4,776 0.15 5,581 0.16 7,306 0.15 (14.43) (34.63)
Metalliferous ores 48,591 1.48 34,341 0.99 20,644 0.41 41.50 135.38
Others 41,610 1.26 46,844 1.35 25,647 0.51 (11.17) 62.24
Tobacco, unmanufactured 15,606 0.47 14,897 0.43 24,432 0.49 4.76 (36.13)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,162,819 35.33 1,240,812 35.64 1,893,844 37.87 (6.29) (38.60)
Feeding stuffs for animals 46,862 1.42 40,465 1.16 69,020 1.38 15.81 (32.10)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 12,425 0.38 18,717 0.54 15,455 0.31 (33.62) (19.61)
Chemical 282,604 8.59 310,818 8.93 345,667 6.91 (9.08) (18.24)
Chemical compounds 75,595 2.30 82,076 2.36 108,919 2.18 (7.90) (30.60)
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
chemical 41,601 1.26 46,070 1.32 40,623 0.81 (9.70) 2.41
Urea 18,449 0.56 3,418 0.10 13,121 0.26 439.72 40.60
Fertilizer excl. urea 14,123 0.43 5,017 0.14 17,585 0.35 181.49 (19.68)
Artificial resins 48,384 1.47 69,122 1.99 80,888 1.62 (30.00) (40.18)
Others 84,453 2.57 105,115 3.02 84,532 1.69 (19.66) (0.09)
Manufactured goods 220,733 6.71 305,411 8.77 352,763 7.05 (27.73) (37.43)
Paper & paper products 23,304 0.71 40,232 1.16 37,112 0.74 (42.08) (37.21)
Textile yarn, fabrics
and made-up articles 37,064 1.13 53,101 1.53 65,111 1.30 (30.20) (43.08)
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures 18,428 0.56 25,289 0.73 24,530 0.49 (27.13) (24.88)
Iron & steel 74,697 2.27 83,057 2.39 126,546 2.53 (10.07) (40.97)
Non-ferrous metals 25,305 0.77 49,951 1.43 45,335 0.91 (49.34) (44.18)
Metal products 27,109 0.82 34,846 1.00 37,347 0.75 (22.20) (27.41)
Others 14,826 0.45 18,935 0.54 16,781 0.34 (21.70) (11.65)
Embroideries 7,508 0.23 9,256 0.27 18,246 0.36 (18.89) (58.85)
Materials/Accessories for the
manufacture of electrical
equipment 592,688 18.01 556,145 15.97 1,084,983 21.70 6.57 (45.37)
Iron ore, not agglomerated - - - - 7,710 0.15 - (100.00)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant &
Related Materials 659,364 20.03 539,002 15.48 1,022,848 20.45 22.33 (35.54)
Coal, Coke 38,892 1.18 40,175 1.15 18,790 0.38 (3.19) 106.98
Petroleum crude 322,339 9.79 274,180 7.88 622,874 12.46 17.56 (48.25)
Others 298,133 9.06 224,647 6.45 381,184 7.62 32.71 (21.79)
Consumer Goods 339,035 10.30 444,003 12.75 416,997 8.34 (23.64) (18.70)
Durable 148,934 4.52 196,270 5.64 185,720 3.71 (24.12) (19.81)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 79,121 2.40 108,389 3.11 97,526 1.95 (27.00) (18.87)
Home appliances 18,197 0.55 24,785 0.71 24,452 0.49 (26.58) (25.58)
Misc. manufactures 51,616 1.57 63,096 1.81 63,742 1.27 (18.19) (19.02)
Non-Durable 190,101 5.78 247,733 7.12 231,277 4.62 (23.26) (17.80)
Food & live animals
chiefly for food 177,806 5.40 235,163 6.75 217,217 4.34 (24.39) (18.14)
Dairy products 35,800 1.09 66,095 1.90 67,995 1.36 (45.84) (47.35)
Fish & fish preparation 6,729 0.20 5,515 0.16 9,695 0.19 22.01 (30.59)
Rice 9,855 0.30 20,134 0.58 19,998 0.40 (51.05) (50.72)
Fruits & vegetables 34,239 1.04 29,998 0.86 29,370 0.59 14.14 16.58
Others 91,183 2.77 113,421 3.26 90,159 1.80 (19.61) 1.14
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 6,256 0.19 5,023 0.14 5,919 0.12 24.55 5.70
Articles of apparel, access. 6,039 0.18 7,548 0.22 8,141 0.16 (20.00) (25.82)
Special Transactions 29,875 0.91 45,005 1.29 64,697 1.29 (33.62) (53.82)
Articles temporarily imported &
exported 14,498 0.44 18,284 0.53 22,201 0.44 (20.71) (34.70)
Others 15,377 0.47 26,721 0.77 42,496 0.85 (42.45) (63.82)
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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.
p Preliminary
r Revised
Page last updated: February 25, 2009
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