Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to March 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Mar | Jan-Mar | (%)
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Total Imports 9,598,119,103 14,610,234,343 (34.31)
Capital Goods 2,620,380,407 4,164,624,796 (37.08)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 487,883,694 586,851,538 (16.86)
Office & EDP Machines 408,614,720 760,114,686 (46.24)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,311,941,066 2,361,245,033 (44.44)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 131,852,600 157,634,220 (16.36)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 181,077,322 180,292,912 0.44
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 99,011,005 118,486,407 (16.44)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 4,283,058,030 5,888,368,835 (27.26)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 547,079,926 431,085,242 26.91
Wheat 199,128,950 191,461,837 4.00
Corn 44,069,476 3,493,723 1,161.39
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,169,576 3,250,595 (33.26)
Crude materials, inedible 265,989,035 196,694,597 35.23
Pulp & waste paper 11,239,530 16,467,289 (31.75)
Cotton 3,436,135 5,281,398 (34.94)
Syn. Fibers 14,410,543 17,964,932 (19.79)
Metalliferous ores 140,273,234 63,196,871 121.96
Others 96,629,593 93,784,107 3.03
Tobacco, unmanufactured 35,722,889 36,184,490 (1.28)
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 3,735,978,104 5,457,283,593 (31.54)
Feeding stuffs for animals 131,921,514 172,733,616 (23.63)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 40,344,921 46,034,941 (12.36)
Chemical 972,414,193 1,183,040,895 (17.80)
Chemical compounds 256,979,561 320,379,746 (19.79)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 177,294,652 166,590,097 6.43
Urea 46,982,885 42,242,551 11.22
Fertilizer excl. urea 25,974,922 74,810,217 (65.28)
Artificial resins 176,461,419 294,712,902 (40.12)
Others 288,720,754 284,305,382 1.55
Manufactured goods 729,184,131 962,115,571 (24.21)
Paper & paper products 100,969,647 122,431,871 (17.53)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 123,223,777 165,959,074 (25.75)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 57,275,033 60,419,796 (5.20)
Iron & steel 218,342,613 337,219,711 (35.25)
Non-ferrous metals 74,518,818 126,980,794 (41.31)
Metal products 106,092,993 87,297,388 21.53
Others 48,761,250 61,806,937 (21.11)
Embroideries 27,160,945 36,889,092 (26.37)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 1,829,046,572 3,030,356,714 (39.64)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 5,905,828 26,112,764 (77.38)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,372,960,903 3,043,706,154 (54.89)
Coal, Coke 106,293,366 50,947,563 108.63
Petroleum crude 283,465,916 1,691,366,751 (83.24)
Others 983,201,621 1,301,391,840 (24.45)
Consumer Goods 1,222,887,606 1,323,188,037 (7.58)
Durable 478,357,156 553,234,055 (13.53)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 244,206,230 295,799,793 (17.44)
Home appliances 68,598,976 70,902,350 (3.25)
Misc. manufactures 165,551,950 186,531,912 (11.25)
Non-Durable 744,530,450 769,953,982 (3.30)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 713,291,746 731,732,197 (2.52)
Dairy products 113,104,580 228,624,456 (50.53)
Fish & fish preparation 26,509,495 33,345,910 (20.50)
Rice 255,295,099 165,107,757 54.62
Fruits & vegetables 58,864,368 52,204,680 12.76
Others 259,518,204 252,449,394 2.80
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 9,235,300 14,613,332 (36.80)
Articles of apparel, access. 22,003,404 23,608,453 (6.80)
Special Transactions 98,832,157 190,346,521 (48.08)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 42,946,354 57,694,968 (25.56)
Others 55,885,803 132,651,553 (57.87)
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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: May 26, 2009
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