Table 10. Philippine Exports of Bananas (Fresh) by Destination: January 2000 & 2001
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COUNTRY 2001 | 2000 | Year-on-Year Change
FOB Value % | FOB Value % | FOB Value %
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TOTAL 24,764,861 100.00 20,537,620 100.00 4,227,241 20.58
JAPAN 1/ 14,214,144 57.40 13,288,625 64.70 925,519 6.96
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. OF 5,531,881 22.34 1,945,513 9.47 3,586,368 184.34
KOREA, REP. OF 1,633,044 6.59 2,166,219 10.55 (533,175) (24.61)
TAIWAN 1,494,416 6.03 1,522,774 7.41 (28,358) (1.86)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1,464,990 5.92 1,070,111 5.21 394,879 36.90
NEW ZEALAND 113,608 0.46 66,578 0.32 47,030 70.64
SINGAPORE 111,411 0.45 301,183 1.47 (189,772) (63.01)
HONGKONG 99,273 0.40 42,359 0.21 56,914 134.36
SAUDI ARABIA 81,720 0.33 - - 81,720 **
UK OF GREAT BRITAIN 20,214 0.08 - - 20,214 **
SWITZERLAND 160 * 1,335 0.01 (1,175) (88.01)
OTHERS - - 132,923 0.65 (132,923) (100.00)
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1/ - includes Okinawa
* - value less than 0.01 percent
** - not computed
Source: Trade Statistics Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
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