Table 3a Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
January to August 2009 and 2008
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2009 | 2008 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group Jan-Aug | Jan-Aug | (%)
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Total Imports 28,007,242,560 40,491,589,747 (30.83)
Capital Goods 8,055,946,360 10,896,974,506 (26.07)
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,305,772,058 1,740,984,763 (25.00)
Office & EDP Machines 1,407,123,566 2,003,581,075 (29.77)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 4,380,669,706 5,824,334,228 (24.79)
Land transport equipment excluding passenger Cars
motorized cycle 426,556,218 455,804,310 (6.42)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 236,508,784 532,622,178 (55.60)
Prof.Sci.& Cont. Inst., Photographic Eqpt.& Optical Goods 299,316,028 339,647,952 (11.87)
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 11,353,857,064 15,064,145,864 (24.63)
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,535,938,377 1,218,411,202 26.06
Wheat 545,868,018 406,420,704 34.31
Corn 84,601,266 16,904,144 400.48
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 5,156,749 8,196,899 (37.09)
Crude materials, inedible 769,943,743 663,540,515 16.04
Pulp & waste paper 30,646,818 41,827,526 (26.73)
Cotton 12,768,573 13,199,630 (3.27)
Syn. Fibers 46,141,937 44,735,150 3.14
Metalliferous ores 426,720,483 248,506,166 71.71
Others 253,665,932 315,272,043 (19.54)
Tobacco, unmanufactured 130,368,601 123,348,940 5.69
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 9,817,918,687 13,845,734,662 (29.09)
Feeding stuffs for animals 377,440,289 398,523,047 (5.29)
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 102,213,086 157,074,426 (34.93)
Chemical 2,814,307,165 3,387,980,533 (16.93)
Chemical compounds 784,256,385 895,235,191 (12.40)
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 495,702,445 452,822,742 9.47
Urea 122,875,789 151,579,460 (18.94)
Fertilizer excl. urea 92,649,414 291,820,849 (68.25)
Artificial resins 489,204,228 788,088,713 (37.93)
Others 829,618,904 808,433,578 2.62
Manufactured goods 2,079,368,939 3,073,675,909 (32.35)
Paper & paper products 310,180,222 362,776,964 (14.50)
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 322,244,032 454,608,117 (29.12)
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 179,463,883 170,745,804 5.11
Iron & steel 578,208,536 1,223,716,434 (52.75)
Non-ferrous metals 262,308,432 391,541,482 (33.01)
Metal products 281,359,532 298,997,717 (5.90)
Others 145,604,302 171,289,391 (15.00)
Embroideries 67,909,832 103,744,068 (34.54)
Mat/Acc for the mftr. of elect. eqpt. 4,363,415,602 6,672,433,361 (34.61)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 13,263,774 52,303,318 (74.64)
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 4,524,805,449 9,304,543,387 (51.37)
Coal, Coke 264,711,310 179,045,416 47.85
Petroleum crude 1,812,847,199 5,698,825,622 (68.19)
Others 2,447,246,940 3,426,672,349 (28.58)
Consumer Goods 3,724,617,823 4,701,930,258 (20.79)
Durable 1,475,981,857 1,594,078,829 (7.41)
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 782,594,456 867,715,845 (9.81)
Home appliances 188,206,628 181,126,265 3.91
Misc. manufactures 505,180,773 545,236,719 (7.35)
Non-Durable 2,248,635,966 3,107,851,429 (27.65)
Food & live animals chiefly for food 2,165,531,994 3,003,662,994 (27.90)
Dairy products 293,066,544 480,972,761 (39.07)
Fish & fish preparation 86,635,204 67,244,283 28.84
Rice 884,737,004 1,522,499,944 (41.89)
Fruits & vegetables 141,078,259 136,692,342 3.21
Others 760,014,983 796,253,664 (4.55)
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 28,388,453 40,839,135 (30.49)
Articles of apparel, access. 54,715,519 63,349,300 (13.63)
Special Transactions 348,015,864 523,995,732 (33.58)
Articles temporarily imported & exported 139,491,412 170,503,375 (18.19)
Others 208,524,452 353,492,357 (41.01)
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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: October 27, 2009
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