Table 3  Philippine Exports Performance by Country
         August 2006 and 2005
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                 2006                |               2005               | Annual Growth Rate
Country                                   Percent            Percent |         Percent |         Percent|     (Percent)
                                  Jan-Aug p  Share |August p   Share |  Jan-Aug   share|   August  Share| Cumulative Current
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         Total                    30,953.75 100.00  4,260.72  100.00  26,487.04  100.00  3,512.64  100.00     16.86    21.30

  Top 10 Countries Total          26,815.63  86.63  3,650.14   85.67  23,006.54   86.86  3,090.64   87.99     16.56    18.10

 1  United States Of America  1/   5,587.44  18.05    807.76   18.96   4,685.11   17.69    703.82   20.04     19.26    14.77
 2  Japan  2/                      5,287.32  17.08    632.42   14.84   4,751.31   17.94    498.25   14.18     11.28    26.93
 3  China, People's Republic of    2,774.20   8.96    422.35    9.91   2,728.06   10.30    338.79    9.64      1.69    24.66
 4  Netherlands                    3,305.49  10.68    379.38    8.90   2,485.38    9.38    354.24   10.08     33.00     7.10
 5  Hongkong                       2,358.86   7.62    334.19    7.84   2,146.61    8.10    282.49    8.04      9.89    18.30
 6  Singapore                      2,376.98   7.68    270.57    6.35   1,610.59    6.08    212.89    6.06     47.58    27.09
 7  Malaysia  3/                   1,740.87   5.62    270.15    6.34   1,584.99    5.98    214.08    6.09      9.83    26.19
 8  Taiwan                         1,321.88   4.27    225.67    5.30   1,226.65    4.63    156.95    4.47      7.76    43.79
 9  Germany                        1,118.29   3.61    175.05    4.11     818.48    3.09     97.07    2.76     36.63    80.33
10  Korea, Republic of               944.30   3.05    132.59    3.11     969.35    3.66    232.08    6.61     (2.58)  (42.87)
11  Others                         4,138.13  13.37    610.58   14.33   3,480.50   13.14    422.00   12.01     18.89    44.69

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


Notes:   *  Based on August 2006 ranking.
         1/ Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
         2/ Includes Okinawa.
         3/ Includes Sabah and Sarawak.
         p/ Preliminary

         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding.

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