Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to February 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Feb | Jan-Feb | (%)
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Total Imports 6,328,718,607 9,484,459,898 (33.27)
Capital Goods 1,686,558,825 2,730,877,566 (38.24)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 337,305,071 381,730,509 (11.64)
Office & EDP Machines 263,510,798 503,589,465 (47.67)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 792,464,764 1,582,779,037 (49.93)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 76,523,449 94,036,350 (18.62)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 151,071,270 92,602,713 63.14
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 65,683,473 76,139,492 (13.73)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 2,934,196,799 3,965,251,648 (26.00)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 341,740,464 289,287,978 18.13
Wheat 127,600,219 119,117,411 7.12
Corn 12,832,504 1,287,441 896.75
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 1,333,329 2,441,024 (45.38)
Crude materials, inedible 185,161,202 140,937,233 31.38
Pulp & waste paper 7,562,090 10,237,751 (26.14)
Cotton 975,160 3,064,864 (68.18)
Syn. Fibers 8,899,919 11,416,974 (22.05)
Metalliferous ores 102,362,158 54,943,171 86.31
Others 65,361,875 61,274,473 6.67
Tobacco, unmanufactured 14,813,210 25,504,869 (41.92)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 2,592,456,335 3,675,963,670 (29.48)
Feeding stuffs for animals 80,228,295 100,829,871 (20.43)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 24,384,713 27,609,856 (11.68)
Chemical 646,735,435 744,455,000 (13.13)
Chemical compounds 163,693,678 198,948,862 (17.72)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 121,165,679 100,233,370 20.88
Urea 39,647,075 36,863,211 7.55
Fertilizer excl. urea 19,957,342 38,114,692 (47.64)
Artificial resins 118,634,528 191,968,376 (38.20)
Others 183,637,133 178,326,489 2.98
Manufactured goods 462,491,085 607,218,239 (23.83)
Paper & paper products 67,182,938 77,939,852 (13.80)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 76,599,716 104,929,117 (27.00)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 35,810,970 39,321,303 (8.93)
Iron & steel 142,948,091 204,173,100 (29.99)
Non-ferrous metals 47,417,928 84,644,097 (43.98)
Metal products 59,082,262 55,756,336 5.97
Others 33,449,180 40,454,434 (17.32)
Embroideries 15,000,051 24,515,766 (38.81)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 1,357,710,928 2,154,735,148 (36.99)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 5,905,828 16,599,790 (64.42)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 905,841,091 1,873,862,523 (51.66)
Coal, Coke 64,647,533 35,185,738 83.73
Petroleum crude 95,555,844 1,092,922,378 (91.26)
Others 745,637,714 745,754,407 (0.02)
Consumer Goods 732,824,065 788,236,702 (7.03)
Durable 311,604,965 337,009,943 (7.54)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 167,570,625 177,427,748 (5.56)
Home appliances 44,942,229 48,803,029 (7.91)
Misc. manufactures 99,092,111 110,779,166 (10.55)
Non-Durable 421,219,100 451,226,759 (6.65)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 400,393,422 426,932,348 (6.22)
Dairy products 75,977,272 144,505,475 (47.42)
Fish & fish preparation 16,616,846 20,596,416 (19.32)
Rice 109,738,518 74,507,913 47.28
Fruits & vegetables 40,500,160 32,430,144 24.88
Others 157,560,626 154,892,400 1.72
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 6,043,137 9,281,990 (34.89)
Articles of apparel, access. 14,782,541 15,012,421 (1.53)
Special Transactions 69,297,827 126,231,459 (45.10)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 29,145,420 36,355,850 (19.83)
Others 40,152,407 89,875,609 (55.32)
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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: April 24, 2009
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