Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to December 2008 and 2007
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2008 | 2007 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Dec | Jan-Dec | (%)
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Total Imports 56,636,000,526 55,513,743,221 2.02
Capital Goods 15,702,481,502 16,659,833,062 (5.75)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 2,594,897,140 2,466,295,885 5.21
Office & EDP Machines 2,804,925,458 3,308,907,578 (15.23)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,381,470,091 8,991,506,041 (6.78)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 663,674,188 667,166,087 (0.52)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 760,359,385 698,821,407 8.81
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 497,155,240 527,136,064 (5.69)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 21,301,094,231 23,856,659,960 (10.71)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,891,515,871 1,652,482,543 14.47
Wheat 621,861,796 388,881,227 59.91
Corn 22,794,569 44,452,249 (48.72)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 11,085,203 6,772,207 63.69
Crude materials, inedible 1,036,834,864 1,039,244,551 (0.23)
Pulp & waste paper 55,899,479 63,033,339 (11.32)
Cotton 18,774,941 20,959,890 (10.42)
Syn. Fibers 68,512,829 81,551,384 (15.99)
Metalliferous ores 401,954,627 408,324,678 (1.56)
Others 491,692,988 465,375,260 5.66
Tobacco, unmanufactured 198,939,439 173,132,309 14.91
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 19,409,578,360 22,204,177,417 (12.59)
Feeding stuffs for animals 602,266,385 479,741,051 25.54
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 228,443,946 167,770,340 36.16
Chemical 4,789,320,990 3,978,822,723 20.37
Chemical compounds 1,260,951,840 1,111,047,599 13.49
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 657,524,096 584,077,881 12.57
Urea 200,554,359 112,324,077 78.55
Fertilizer excl. urea 356,043,496 145,244,776 145.13
Artificial resins 1,089,895,565 982,367,223 10.95
Others 1,224,351,634 1,043,761,167 17.30
Manufactured goods 4,334,369,235 4,143,818,433 4.60
Paper & paper products 521,874,380 464,027,265 12.47
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 661,796,675 852,538,485 (22.37)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 271,683,523 232,940,284 16.63
Iron & steel 1,588,947,757 1,220,594,874 30.18
Non-ferrous metals 604,789,730 653,342,733 (7.43)
Metal products 428,746,113 461,788,342 (7.16)
Others 256,531,057 258,586,450 (0.79)
Embroideries 138,300,448 254,040,789 (45.56)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 9,264,557,632 13,045,230,026 (28.98)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 52,319,724 134,754,055 (61.17)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 12,330,513,966 9,592,704,742 28.54
Coal, Coke 284,198,573 236,720,122 20.06
Petroleum crude 7,498,767,586 5,732,947,041 30.80
Others 4,547,547,807 3,623,037,579 25.52
Consumer Goods 6,580,125,872 4,665,212,418 41.05
Durable 2,388,024,179 2,029,530,865 17.66
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 1,313,390,451 1,066,224,221 23.18
Home appliances 278,488,530 236,117,110 17.95
Misc. manufactures 796,145,198 727,189,534 9.48
Non-Durable 4,192,101,693 2,635,681,553 59.05
Food & live animals chiefly for food 4,033,748,228 2,480,991,931 62.59
Dairy products 696,718,743 637,717,810 9.25
Fish & fish preparation 91,465,945 90,711,990 0.83
Rice 1,783,305,816 594,238,127 200.10
Fruits & vegetables 244,711,947 174,230,958 40.45
Others 1,217,545,777 984,093,046 23.72
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 65,486,135 61,273,054 6.88
Articles of apparel, access. 92,867,330 93,416,568 (0.59)
Special Transactions 721,784,955 739,333,039 (2.37)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 256,333,811 262,484,207 (2.34)
Others 465,451,144 476,848,832 (2.39)
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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: February 25, 2009
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