Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to May 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-May | Jan-May | (%)
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Total Imports 16,257,042,861 24,242,874,137 (32.94)
Capital Goods 4,558,810,215 6,704,310,746 (32.00)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 775,186,259 1,031,079,320 (24.82)
Office & EDP Machines 778,704,860 1,247,807,173 (37.59)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 2,412,539,692 3,591,898,632 (32.83)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 219,409,331 276,488,836 (20.64)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 201,086,327 357,240,068 (43.71)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt & Optical Goods 171,883,746 199,796,717 (13.97)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 6,780,525,313 9,439,644,346 (28.17)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 924,045,909 774,497,961 19.31
Wheat 349,779,891 305,119,303 14.64
Corn 82,035,411 9,857,707 732.20
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,774,861 5,134,258 (26.48)
Crude materials, inedible 411,497,138 389,315,073 5.70
Pulp & waste paper 17,074,038 28,310,028 (39.69)
Cotton 7,387,449 9,015,042 (18.05)
Syn. Fibers 26,168,123 27,465,474 (4.72)
Metalliferous ores 207,947,068 140,133,689 48.39
Others 152,920,460 184,390,840 (17.07)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 76,958,608 65,071,620 18.27
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 5,856,479,404 8,665,146,385 (32.41)
Feeding stuffs for animals 225,043,290 279,747,205 (19.55)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 58,784,774 83,508,778 (29.61)
Chemical 1,672,975,915 2,028,793,096 (17.54)
Chemical compounds 466,284,742 521,775,402 (10.63)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 301,090,068 282,433,207 6.61
Urea 73,083,001 79,996,788 (8.64)
Fertilizer excl. urea 43,438,987 179,867,262 (75.85)
Artificial resins 296,635,393 477,472,408 (37.87)
Others 492,443,724 487,248,029 1.07
Manufactured goods 1,236,747,088 1,724,790,763 (28.30)
Paper & paper products 180,852,174 212,482,966 (14.89)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 209,830,615 285,332,005 (26.46)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 105,841,162 103,494,236 2.27
Iron & steel 347,693,221 657,149,309 (47.09)
Non-ferrous metals 135,671,394 214,566,214 (36.77)
Metal products 173,444,897 148,137,227 17.08
Others 83,413,625 103,628,806 (19.51)
Embroideries 48,671,270 66,069,836 (26.33)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 2,600,993,293 4,444,956,202 (41.48)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 37,280,505 (64.42)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 2,429,878,747 5,271,093,666 (53.90)
Coal, Coke 154,032,891 96,235,162 60.06
Petroleum crude 725,966,644 3,035,227,768 (76.08)
Others 1,549,879,212 2,139,630,736 (27.56)
Consumer Goods 2,298,278,633 2,503,595,553 (8.20)
Durable 833,952,164 959,333,409 (13.07)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 409,227,069 511,185,855 (19.95)
Home appliances 121,011,155 113,359,585 6.75
Misc. manufactures 303,713,940 334,787,969 (9.28)
Non-Durable 1,464,326,469 1,544,262,144 (5.18)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,413,376,835 1,480,004,391 (4.50)
Dairy products 176,869,255 331,767,764 (46.69)
Fish & fish preparation 54,519,546 49,901,474 9.25
Rice 641,072,710 550,379,120 16.48
Fruits & vegetables 91,561,847 86,466,948 5.89
Others 449,353,477 461,489,085 (2.63)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 16,815,887 25,751,288 (34.70)
Articles of apparel, access. 34,133,747 38,506,465 (11.36)
Special Transactions 189,549,953 324,229,826 (41.54)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 77,515,138 103,216,945 (24.90)
Others 112,034,815 221,012,881 (49.31)
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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: July 23, 2009
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