Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  May 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 (%)
                                           May   share|   Jan-May   share|       May   Share|   Jan-May   Share| Current Cumulative
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                   Total              4,376.47  100.00  19,965.44  100.00   3,798.00  100.00  18,455.19  100.00    15.23      8.18

           Top 10 Countries Total     3,472.73   79.35  15,478.65   77.53   2,870.37   75.58  13,985.14   75.78    20.99     10.68

  1  United States Of America  1/       722.48   16.51   3,369.52   16.88     712.44   18.76   3,452.04   18.70     1.41     (2.39)
  2  Japan  2/                          509.93   11.65   2,721.07   13.63     643.44   16.94   3,510.59   19.02   (20.75)   (22.49)
  3  Taiwan                             393.03    8.98   1,586.60    7.95     274.13    7.22   1,353.88    7.34    43.37     17.19
  4  Singapore                          326.23    7.45   1,774.14    8.89     282.56    7.44   1,305.19    7.07    15.46     35.93
  5  China, People's Republic of        303.16    6.93   1,437.38    7.20     245.23    6.46   1,101.90    5.97    23.62     30.44
  6  Saudi Arabia                       283.90    6.49   1,156.15    5.79     194.71    5.13     765.06    4.15    45.81     51.12
  7  Iran                               281.95    6.44     657.30    3.29      72.37    1.91     292.98    1.59   289.59    124.35
  8  Korea, Republic of                 272.01    6.22   1,180.68    5.91     178.87    4.71     910.81    4.94    52.07     29.63
  9  Malaysia  3/                       204.82    4.68     842.86    4.22     128.92    3.39     696.33    3.77    58.87     21.04
 10  Thailand                           175.23    4.00     752.96    3.77     137.69    3.63     596.36    3.23    27.26     26.26
 11  Others                             903.74   20.65   4,486.79   22.47     927.63   24.42   4,470.05   24.22    (2.58)     0.37

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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 May 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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