Table 7. Philippine Exports of Coconut Oil 1/ by Destination: July  1999 & 2000

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                  COUNTRY                 2000        |        1999        |  Year-on-Year Change
                                  FOB Value       %   | FOB Value      %   |  FOB Value      %
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                   TOTAL         57,441,792     100.0  24,975,671    100.0  32,466,121      130.0
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2/      37,608,091      65.5  17,960,693     71.9  19,647,398      109.4
NETHERLANDS                      14,405,828      25.1   2,998,023     12.0  11,407,805      380.5
JAPAN 3/                          1,659,650       2.9   1,201,700      4.8     457,950       38.1
MALAYSIA 4/                       1,020,000       1.8         -              1,020,000        **
FRANCE                              980,000       1.7         -                980,000        **
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. OF             909,645       1.6      11,788      0.0     897,857    7,616.7
TAIWAN                              212,610       0.4     193,425      0.8      19,185        9.9
AUSTRALIA                             9,977       0.0         -        0.0       9,977        **
ITALY                                   -               2,570,715     10.3  (2,570,715)    (100.0)
PUERTO RICO                             -                  39,327      0.2     (39,327)    (100.0)
OTHERS                              635,991       1.1         -                635,991        **
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  1/ - includes crude and refined
  2/ - includes Alaska and Hawaii
  3/ - includes Okinawa
  4/ - includes Sabah and Sarawak
   *  - value less than .01 pecent
   ** - not computed

Source:  Trade Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines