Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country
         January 2006 and 2005
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                            2 0 0 6|           2 0 0 5 |  Annual Growth
Country of Origin                           Percent|            Percent|     Rate (%)
                                  January_p   Share|  January_r   Share|     Current 
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                   Total           3,680.74  100.00    3,501.40  100.00          5.12

          Top 10 Countries Total   2,878.91   78.22    2,659.99   75.97          8.23

 1  United States Of America  1/     602.36   16.37      673.67   19.24        (10.59)
 2  Japan  2/                        491.57   13.36      659.62   18.84        (25.48)
 3  Singapore                        349.75    9.50      244.24    6.98         43.20
 4  China, People's Republic of      267.43    7.27      217.11    6.20         23.18
 5  Taiwan                           254.87    6.92      262.05    7.48         (2.74)
 6  Iran                             219.77    5.97        0.05    0.00    440,533.55
 7  Korea, Republic of               191.71    5.21      180.52    5.16          6.20
 8  Saudi Arabia                     187.43    5.09      137.63    3.93         36.18
 9  Hongkong                         163.97    4.45      142.12    4.06         15.37
10  Malaysia  3/                     150.05    4.08      142.97    4.08          4.95
11  Others                           801.83   21.78      841.41   24.03         (4.70)

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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 January 2006 ranking.
           1 includes Alaska and Hawaii
           2 includes Okinawa
           3 includes Sabah and Sarawak
           p preliminary
           r revised
           Components may not add up to total due to rounding.
	 
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