Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  March 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 |         Percent  |           Percent|    Rate (%)
                                         March   share|   Jan-Mar   share|     March   Share|   Jan-Mar   Share| Current Cumulative
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                    Total             4,137.84  100.00  11,172.52  100.00   3,832.01  100.00  10,544.64  100.00     7.98       5.95

            Top 10 Countries Total    3,314.70   80.11   8,756.92   78.38   3,018.99   78.78   8,269.70   78.43     9.80       5.89

  1  United States Of America  1/       667.38   16.13   1,843.01   16.50     704.10   18.37   2,009.67   19.06    (5.22)     (8.29)
  2  Japan  2/                          594.96   14.38   1,616.47   14.47     751.14   19.60   2,072.20   19.65   (20.79)    (21.99)
  3  Singapore                          448.55   10.84   1,090.67    9.76     259.47    6.77     730.53    6.93    72.87      49.30
  4  Taiwan                             320.83    7.75     818.57    7.33     322.30    8.41     797.60    7.56    (0.46)      2.63
  5  China, People's Republic of        298.76    7.22     793.26    7.10     226.97    5.92     598.10    5.67    31.63      32.63
  6  Korea, Republic of                 234.45    5.67     621.21    5.56     194.83    5.08     550.11    5.22    20.33      12.92
  7  Saudi Arabia                       233.36    5.64     637.96    5.71     153.40    4.00     369.63    3.51    52.13      72.59
  8  Malaysia  3/                       198.09    4.79     480.68    4.30     140.91    3.68     405.76    3.85    40.58      18.47
  9  Hongkong                           162.79    3.93     431.70    3.86     144.01    3.76     397.93    3.77    13.04       8.49
 10  Thailand                           155.54    3.76     423.38    3.79     121.86    3.18     338.18    3.21    27.64      25.19
 11  Others                             823.13   19.89   2,415.59   21.62     813.02   21.22   2,274.94   21.57     1.24       6.18

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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 March 2006 ranking.
          1 includes Alaska and Hawaii
          2 includes Okinawa
          3 includes Sabah and Sarawak
          Components may not add up to total due to rounding.
 
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