Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to June 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jun | Jan-Jun | (%)
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Total Imports 20,364,753,774 29,565,124,005 (31.12)
Capital Goods 5,676,005,818 8,019,100,960 (29.22)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 959,416,762 1,255,432,850 (23.58)
Office & EDP Machines 978,513,356 1,499,047,900 (34.72)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,031,474,781 4,312,445,219 (29.70)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 279,878,063 332,282,205 (15.77)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 217,398,274 376,341,589 (42.23)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt & Optical Goods 209,324,582 243,551,197 (14.05)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 8,273,298,311 11,424,882,998 (27.59)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,138,117,181 921,251,541 23.54
Wheat 472,161,069 354,626,928 33.14
Corn 82,679,478 11,046,132 648.49
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 4,289,729 6,034,648 (28.92)
Crude materials, inedible 480,122,137 461,683,450 3.99
Pulp & waste paper 20,693,822 32,381,359 (36.09)
Cotton 8,993,785 9,795,756 (8.19)
Syn. Fibers 32,171,590 34,599,470 (7.02)
Metalliferous ores 231,664,943 167,679,408 38.16
Others 186,597,997 217,227,457 (14.10)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 98,864,768 87,860,383 12.52
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 7,135,181,130 10,503,631,457 (32.07)
Feeding stuffs for animals 269,250,806 330,512,029 (18.54)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 71,306,877 109,260,732 (34.74)
Chemical 2,031,467,532 2,513,427,026 (19.18)
Chemical compounds 559,503,822 634,696,883 (11.85)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 361,508,875 337,850,394 7.00
Urea 90,406,076 114,583,428 (21.10)
Fertilizer excl. urea 62,950,414 246,773,392 (74.49)
Artificial resins 355,270,535 586,412,764 (39.42)
Others 601,827,810 593,110,165 1.47
Manufactured goods 1,505,412,069 2,194,847,723 (31.41)
Paper & paper products 219,540,409 263,182,435 (16.58)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 248,022,877 348,387,278 (28.81)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 128,447,502 125,987,511 1.95
Iron & steel 422,135,792 885,645,989 (52.34)
Non-ferrous metals 172,372,938 262,500,270 (34.33)
Metal products 213,257,828 185,894,315 14.72
Others 101,634,723 123,249,925 (17.54)
Embroideries 55,422,048 80,162,220 (30.86)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,189,058,024 5,235,329,200 (39.09)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 40,092,527 (66.92)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 3,285,034,299 6,504,095,916 (49.49)
Coal, Coke 196,775,803 126,103,051 56.04
Petroleum crude 1,182,917,888 3,863,631,814 (69.38)
Others 1,905,340,608 2,514,361,051 (24.22)
Consumer Goods 2,876,384,281 3,225,495,050 (10.82)
Durable 1,027,934,266 1,179,523,948 (12.85)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 526,304,555 633,952,864 (16.98)
Home appliances 142,864,877 135,927,905 5.10
Misc. manufactures 358,764,834 409,643,179 (12.42)
Non-Durable 1,848,450,015 2,045,971,102 (9.65)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,787,648,840 1,968,488,673 (9.19)
Dairy products 214,976,143 382,356,185 (43.78)
Fish & fish preparation 64,669,394 54,968,263 17.65
Rice 854,974,455 857,576,280 (0.30)
Fruits & vegetables 109,906,028 103,084,935 6.62
Others 543,122,820 570,503,010 (4.80)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 19,578,960 29,505,436 (33.64)
Articles of apparel, access. 41,222,215 47,976,993 (14.08)
Special Transactions 254,031,065 391,549,081 (35.12)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 103,925,201 122,227,227 (14.97)
Others 150,105,864 269,321,854 (44.27)
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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: August 25, 2009
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