Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to January 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jan | Jan-Jan | (%)
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Total Imports 3,270,095,921 4,992,999,679 (34.51)
Capital Goods 914,047,863 1,367,161,722 (33.14)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 192,539,499 188,468,834 2.16
Office & EDP Machines 144,468,396 250,827,222 (42.40)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 417,173,516 822,497,365 (49.28)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 41,113,940 44,968,647 (8.57)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 83,188,621 19,629,439 323.80
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 35,563,891 40,770,215 (12.77)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 1,581,541,868 2,177,525,616 (27.37)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 158,425,908 143,311,083 10.55
Wheat 68,016,443 37,987,098 79.05
Corn 3,650,636 462,122 689.97
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 566,828 1,336,354 (57.58)
Crude materials, inedible 84,583,679 92,135,401 (8.20)
Pulp & waste paper 4,370,263 5,872,992 (25.59)
Cotton 932,934 1,974,890 (52.76)
Syn. Fibers 5,128,188 6,096,790 (15.89)
Metalliferous ores 37,895,752 48,781,464 (22.32)
Others 36,256,542 29,409,265 23.28
Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,608,322 11,390,108 (85.88)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 1,423,115,960 2,034,214,533 (30.04)
Feeding stuffs for animals 37,745,224 29,188,570 29.32
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 11,693,388 16,817,263 (30.47)
Chemical 330,720,185 378,938,115 (12.72)
Chemical compounds 80,971,653 106,724,162 (24.13)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 63,708,503 48,129,954 32.37
Urea 12,982,853 16,248,242 (20.10)
Fertilizer excl. urea 8,895,631 24,862,456 (64.22)
Artificial resins 65,307,807 96,150,989 (32.08)
Others 98,853,738 86,822,312 13.86
Manufactured goods 268,671,274 324,703,679 (17.26)
Paper & paper products 37,713,865 39,792,504 (5.22)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 45,582,559 62,691,252 (27.29)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 22,570,235 21,394,570 5.50
Iron & steel 84,332,107 106,432,093 (20.76)
Non-ferrous metals 27,468,771 42,818,378 (35.85)
Metal products 33,170,596 28,602,810 15.97
Others 17,833,141 22,972,072 (22.37)
Embroideries 9,575,799 13,532,045 (29.24)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 764,710,090 1,271,034,861 (39.84)
Iron ore, not agglomerated a a -
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 421,933,055 1,028,989,832 (59.00)
Coal, Coke 25,954,285 25,571,242 1.50
Petroleum crude 23,162,605 655,899,580 (96.47)
Others 372,816,165 347,519,010 7.28
Consumer Goods 319,564,377 353,204,937 (9.52)
Durable 156,067,935 157,575,821 (0.96)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 75,093,694 74,381,264 0.96
Home appliances 20,829,955 22,043,627 (5.51)
Misc. manufactures 60,144,286 61,150,930 (1.65)
Non-Durable 163,496,442 195,629,116 (16.43)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 150,435,034 182,364,675 (17.51)
Dairy products 36,374,608 71,845,432 (49.37)
Fish & fish preparation 11,056,747 12,330,190 (10.33)
Rice 89,676 2,263,099 (96.04)
Fruits & vegetables 21,852,491 16,734,446 30.58
Others 81,061,512 79,191,508 2.36
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 3,911,387 4,806,015 (18.61)
Articles of apparel, access. 9,150,021 8,458,426 8.18
Special Transactions 33,008,758 66,117,572 (50.08)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 14,666,621 19,746,984 (25.73)
Others 18,342,137 46,370,588 (60.44)
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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: March 25, 2009
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