Table 3  Philippine Exports Performance by Country
         October 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-Oct p   Share|  October p   Share|   Jan-Oct   Share|   October   Share| Cumulative Current
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         Total                    39,325.35  100.00    4,197.09  100.00  33,796.49  100.00   3,634.53  100.00       16.36   15.48

         Top 10 Countries Total   34,066.78   86.63    3,645.19   86.85  29,350.74   86.85   3,148.04   86.61       16.07   15.79

 1  United States Of America  1/   7,206.68   18.33      793.46   18.91   6,043.06   17.88     692.73   19.06       19.26   14.54
 2  Japan  2/                      6,603.42   16.79      669.71   15.96   5,925.34   17.53     516.53   14.21       11.44   29.66
 3  China, People's Republic of    3,663.86    9.32      468.78   11.17   3,361.34    9.95     291.51    8.02        9.00   60.81
 4  Netherlands                    4,088.81   10.40      383.30    9.13   3,272.28    9.68     412.81   11.36       24.95   (7.15)
 5  Hong Kong                      3,095.70    7.87      378.93    9.03   2,736.34    8.10     299.91    8.25       13.13   26.35
 6  Singapore                      2,926.89    7.44      284.87    6.79   2,204.39    6.52     310.19    8.53       32.78   (8.16)
 7  Malaysia  3/                   2,156.67    5.48      204.99    4.88   2,005.88    5.94     209.55    5.77        7.52   (2.18)
 8  Germany                        1,449.93    3.69      171.55    4.09   1,074.95    3.18     130.63    3.59       34.88   31.33
 9  Taiwan                         1,685.41    4.29      168.19    4.01   1,543.02    4.57     167.73    4.61        9.23    0.27
10  Korea, Republic of             1,189.40    3.02      121.41    2.89   1,184.14    3.50     116.46    3.20        0.44    4.25
11  Others                         5,258.58   13.37      551.90   13.15   4,445.75   13.15     486.48   13.39       18.28   13.45

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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 October 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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