Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  April 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 (%)
                                         April   share|   Jan-Apr   share|     April   Share|   Jan-Apr   Share| Current Cumulative
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                 Total                4,416.71  100.00  15,589.01  100.00   4,112.56  100.00  14,657.19  100.00     7.40       6.36

         Top 10 Countries Total       3,500.09   79.25  12,259.88   78.64   3,207.50   77.99  11,477.20   78.30     9.12       6.82

 1 United States Of America  1/         801.10   18.14   2,645.39   16.97     729.93   17.75   2,739.60   18.69     9.75      (3.44)
 2 Japan  2/                            594.42   13.46   2,211.21   14.18     794.95   19.33   2,867.15   19.56   (25.23)    (22.88)
 3 Taiwan                               375.06    8.49   1,194.01    7.66     282.15    6.86   1,079.75    7.37    32.93      10.58
 4 Singapore                            357.23    8.09   1,448.13    9.29     292.11    7.10   1,022.63    6.98    22.29      41.61
 5 China, People's Republic of          340.97    7.72   1,134.45    7.28     258.57    6.29     856.67    5.84    31.87      32.43
 6 Korea, Republic of                   287.50    6.51     908.83    5.83     181.82    4.42     731.94    4.99    58.12      24.17
 7 Saudi Arabia                         234.28    5.30     872.24    5.60     200.72    4.88     570.35    3.89    16.72      52.93
 8 Hongkong                             198.07    4.48     629.97    4.04     185.11    4.50     583.04    3.98     7.00       8.05
 9 Malaysia  3/                         157.67    3.57     638.07    4.09     161.65    3.93     567.40    3.87    (2.46)     12.45
10 Thailand                             153.80    3.48     577.58    3.71     120.49    2.93     458.67    3.13    27.65      25.93
11 Others                               916.61   20.75   3,329.13   21.36     905.06   22.01   3,179.99   21.70     1.28       4.69

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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 April 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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