Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to July 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Jul | Jan-Jul | (%)
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Total Imports 24,389,925,177 35,447,481,561 (31.19)
Capital Goods 6,925,096,414 9,418,966,358 (26.48)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,150,319,357 1,489,558,481 (22.77)
Office & EDP Machines 1,192,185,623 1,755,457,727 (32.09)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 3,739,013,893 5,090,076,066 (26.54)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 354,406,109 394,102,812 (10.07)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 230,448,944 402,284,612 (42.71)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt.& Optical Goods 258,722,488 287,486,660 (10.01)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 9,978,101,610 13,315,941,792 (25.07)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,341,620,061 1,091,392,633 22.93
Wheat 493,950,149 401,969,410 22.88
Corn 83,821,163 13,011,569 544.20
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 4,814,866 7,022,297 (31.43)
Crude materials, inedible 644,797,831 570,898,341 12.94
Pulp & waste paper 25,288,917 36,566,896 (30.84)
Cotton 11,163,701 11,553,709 (3.38)
Syn. Fibers 39,292,867 39,201,454 0.23
Metalliferous ores 337,627,489 225,964,439 49.42
Others 231,424,857 257,611,843 (10.17)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 114,236,052 98,491,016 15.99
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 8,636,481,549 12,224,549,159 (29.35)
Feeding stuffs for animals 329,763,806 357,408,472 (7.73)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 90,442,829 136,106,023 (33.55)
Chemical 2,444,006,201 2,964,136,116 (17.55)
Chemical compounds 679,627,126 771,787,421 (11.94)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 435,887,186 392,857,393 10.95
Urea 108,098,992 137,941,850 (21.63)
Fertilizer excl. urea 78,528,638 277,849,438 (71.74)
Artificial resins 424,313,292 688,866,515 (38.40)
Others 717,550,967 694,833,499 3.27
Manufactured goods 1,795,219,349 2,646,990,445 (32.18)
Paper & paper products 267,511,167 310,260,313 (13.78)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 290,943,384 400,958,550 (27.44)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 155,414,165 149,160,184 4.19
Iron & steel 485,179,231 1,086,980,708 (55.36)
Non-ferrous metals 216,599,987 327,204,319 (33.80)
Metal products 252,209,595 227,228,129 10.99
Others 127,361,820 145,198,242 (12.28)
Embroideries 62,004,211 94,319,411 (34.26)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 3,901,781,379 5,978,494,516 (34.74)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 47,094,176 (71.84)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 3,895,418,711 8,285,274,766 (52.98)
Coal, Coke 225,547,922 151,683,340 48.70
Petroleum crude 1,499,960,678 5,099,096,467 (70.58)
Others 2,169,910,111 3,034,494,959 (28.49)
Consumer Goods 3,293,853,738 3,970,257,614 (17.04)
Durable 1,247,920,483 1,390,606,858 (10.26)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 643,833,604 753,944,636 (14.60)
Home appliances 165,766,798 161,143,925 2.87
Misc. manufactures 438,320,081 475,518,297 (7.82)
Non-Durable 2,045,933,255 2,579,650,756 (20.69)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,974,164,178 2,488,684,672 (20.67)
Dairy products 250,834,689 426,245,585 (41.15)
Fish & fish preparation 73,547,747 58,182,592 26.41
Rice 865,563,690 1,199,321,007 (27.83)
Fruits & vegetables 126,307,604 119,914,472 5.33
Others 657,910,448 685,021,016 (3.96)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 23,394,131 34,840,229 (32.85)
Articles of apparel, access. 48,374,946 56,125,855 (13.81)
Special Transactions 297,454,704 457,041,031 (34.92)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 120,795,400 143,177,038 (15.63)
Others 176,659,304 313,863,993 (43.71)
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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: September 25, 2009
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