Table 3A. Philippine Imports by Major Type of Goods
Januay to December 2004 and January to December 2003
(FOB in U.S. Dollars)
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2004 | 2003 | Growth Rate
Commodity Group January-Dec_p | January-Dec_r | (%)
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Total Imports 40,300,102,016 37,496,503,375 7.48
Capital Goods 15,371,652,465 15,020,512,273 2.34
Power Generating & Specialized Machines 1,998,613,181 1,883,739,981 6.10
Office & EDP Machines 3,359,131,373 3,364,117,817 (0.15)
Telecommunication Eqpt.& Elect. Mach. 8,740,564,067 8,382,142,801 4.28
Land transport equipment excluding passenger cars
and motorized cycle 608,675,247 838,962,082 (27.45)
Aircraft, Ships and Boats 151,413,007 115,529,825 31.06
Professional Scientific and cont. inst.,
photographic equipment and optical goods 513,255,590 436,019,767 17.71
Raw Materials & Intermediate Goods 15,215,837,521 14,600,524,960 4.21
Unprocessed Raw Materials 1,504,127,152 1,364,576,425 10.23
Wheat 334,988,291 421,641,407 (20.55)
Corn 12,489,032 20,389,844 (38.75)
Unmilled cereals excl. rice & corn 3,298,195 3,262,961 1.08
Crude materials, inedible 986,969,956 832,158,136 18.60
Pulp & waste paper 75,823,095 64,351,684 17.83
Cotton 48,110,627 34,150,337 40.88
Syn. Fibers 96,532,450 81,019,384 19.15
Metalliferous ores 397,531,924 296,073,771 34.27
Others 368,971,860 356,562,960 3.48
Tobacco, unmanufactured 166,381,678 87,124,077 90.97
Semi-Processed Raw Materials 13,711,710,369 13,235,948,535 3.59
Feeding stuffs for animals 414,814,927 323,091,467 28.39
Animal & vegetable oils & fats 104,188,154 62,569,830 66.52
Chemical 3,181,773,505 2,879,531,397 10.50
Chemical compounds 724,410,984 669,374,954 8.22
Medicinal & pharmaceutical chem. 419,991,609 395,749,287 6.13
Urea 75,416,239 97,796,024 (22.88)
Fertilizer excl. urea 112,043,665 100,606,881 11.37
Artificial resins 877,988,609 762,135,849 15.20
Others 971,922,399 853,868,402 13.83
Manufactured goods 3,489,836,566 3,244,604,224 7.56
Paper & paper products 382,446,535 360,032,101 6.23
Textile yarn, fabrics & made-up articles 739,628,250 725,448,934 1.95
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 159,897,529 157,084,465 1.79
Iron & steel 1,218,803,033 1,062,463,394 14.71
Non-ferrous metals 451,920,952 386,432,243 16.95
Metal products 319,787,712 337,489,618 (5.25)
Others 217,352,555 215,653,469 0.79
Embroideries 238,711,481 288,011,722 (17.12)
Materials/Accessories for the manufacture of
electrical equipment 6,204,945,053 6,362,721,631 (2.48)
Iron ore, not agglomerated 77,440,683 75,418,264 2.68
Mineral Fuels, Lubricant & Related Materials 4,714,572,397 3,765,643,801 25.20
Coal, Coke 136,736,603 102,097,562 33.93
Petroleum crude 2,519,752,875 2,524,324,499 (0.18)
Others 2,058,082,919 1,139,221,740 80.66
Consumer Goods 3,029,246,726 2,728,902,005 11.01
Durable 1,292,656,295 1,159,220,325 11.51
Passenger cars & motorized cycle 480,487,538 409,073,608 17.46
Home appliances 225,334,726 181,440,326 24.19
Misc. manufactures 586,834,031 568,706,391 3.19
Non-Durable 1,736,590,431 1,569,681,680 10.63
Food & live animals chiefly for food 1,602,907,606 1,343,676,192 19.29
Dairy products 482,501,469 388,402,072 24.23
Fish & fish preparation 37,030,010 48,907,505 (24.29)
Rice 233,661,142 153,388,109 52.33
Fruits & vegetables 102,894,173 101,152,312 1.72
Others 746,820,812 651,826,194 14.57
Beverages & tobacco mfture. 71,762,858 170,758,955 (57.97)
Articles of apparel, access. 61,919,967 55,246,533 12.08
Special Transactions 1,968,792,907 1,380,920,336 42.57
Articles temporarily imported & exported 1,403,533,444 779,779,752 79.99
Others 565,259,463 601,140,584 (5.97)
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Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Note: Components may not add up to total due to rounding.
p Preliminary
r Revised
Page last updated: February 24, 2005
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