Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to April 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Apr | Jan-Apr | (%)
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Total Imports 12,639,648,118 19,467,191,983 (35.07)
Capital Goods 3,505,335,241 5,530,317,913 (36.62)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 633,021,806 820,321,371 (22.83)
Office & EDP Machines 567,852,747 1,011,657,579 (43.87)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 1,803,351,391 3,008,825,484 (40.06)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 174,947,026 217,244,844 (19.47)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 194,254,280 317,819,271 (38.88)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst.,Photographic Eqpt. & Optical Goods 131,907,991 154,449,364 (14.59)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 5,341,773,798 7,731,407,729 (30.91)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 702,642,750 647,414,683 8.53
Wheat 234,387,041 260,927,184 (10.17)
Corn 63,410,768 7,553,651 739.47
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 2,952,920 4,445,888 (33.58)
Crude materials, inedible 341,088,760 316,867,274 7.64
Pulp & waste paper 14,195,703 22,129,119 (35.85)
Cotton 5,986,539 6,866,201 (12.81)
Syn. Fibers 20,202,595 22,796,254 (11.38)
Metalliferous ores 173,066,433 119,066,506 45.35
Others 127,637,490 146,009,194 (12.58)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 60,803,261 57,620,686 5.52
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 4,639,131,048 7,083,993,046 (34.51)
Feeding stuffs for animals 169,406,989 235,460,878 (28.05)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 49,281,706 67,384,112 (26.86)
Chemical 1,301,544,616 1,623,444,924 (19.83)
Chemical compounds 354,141,109 414,676,234 (14.60)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 239,198,381 223,508,117 7.02
Urea 56,990,046 73,351,013 (22.31)
Fertilizer excl. urea 33,452,215 135,741,300 (75.36)
Artificial resins 232,066,743 384,934,566 (39.71)
Others 385,696,122 391,233,694 (1.42)
Manufactured goods 965,527,610 1,309,455,775 (26.26)
Paper & paper products 141,991,696 162,220,503 (12.47)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 166,338,874 228,169,800 (27.10)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 79,321,600 81,058,254 (2.14)
Iron & steel 274,939,520 473,730,138 (41.96)
Non-ferrous metals 102,825,943 166,773,975 (38.34)
Metal products 134,877,786 115,371,255 16.91
Others 65,232,191 82,131,850 (20.58)
Embroideries 40,300,881 53,294,732 (24.38)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 2,107,163,418 3,757,672,120 (43.92)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 5,905,828 37,280,505 (84.16)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 1,924,628,559 4,081,067,127 (52.84)
Coal, Coke 132,526,948 70,083,489 89.10
Petroleum crude 519,248,700 2,289,161,070 (77.32)
Others 1,272,852,911 1,721,822,568 (26.08)
Consumer Goods 1,725,427,996 1,874,826,133 (7.97)
Durable 633,078,044 763,756,955 (17.11)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 315,183,627 404,517,437 (22.08)
Home appliances 95,033,539 92,016,027 3.28
Misc. manufactures 222,860,878 267,223,491 (16.60)
Non-Durable 1,092,349,952 1,111,069,178 (1.68)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,051,804,604 1,059,847,585 (0.76)
Dairy products 142,951,903 272,052,464 (47.45)
Fish & fish preparation 39,103,867 44,910,156 (12.93)
Rice 443,121,093 320,268,061 38.36
Fruits & vegetables 76,798,231 69,265,119 10.88
Others 349,829,510 353,351,785 (1.00)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 12,554,973 20,009,558 (37.26)
Articles of apparel, access. 27,990,375 31,212,035 (10.32)
Special Transactions 142,482,524 249,573,081 (42.91)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 59,881,534 80,410,651 (25.53)
Others 82,600,990 169,162,430 (51.17)
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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: June 25, 2009
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