Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  June 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 (%)
                                          June   share|   Jan-Jun   share|      June   Share|   Jan-Jun   Share| Current Cumulative
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                 Total                4,534.42  100.00  24,571.24  100.00   4,210.26  100.00  22,665.45  100.00     7.70       8.41

         Top 10 Countries Total       3,536.45   77.99  18,853.84   76.73   3,117.25   74.04  17,342.75   76.52    13.45       8.71

 1  United States Of America  1/        707.73   15.61   4,089.34   16.64     745.45   17.71   4,197.50   18.52    (5.06)     (2.58)
 2  Japan  2/                           541.97   11.95   3,293.31   13.40     724.47   17.21   4,235.06   18.69   (25.19)    (22.24)
 3  Saudi Arabia                        377.15    8.32   1,533.08    6.24     301.79    7.17   1,655.67    7.30    24.97      (7.40)
 4  Taiwan                              373.87    8.25   1,961.65    7.98     190.55    4.53     955.61    4.22    96.21     105.28
 5  Singapore                           354.62    7.82   2,136.09    8.69     294.08    6.98   1,599.27    7.06    20.59      33.57
 6  China, People's Republic of         339.23    7.48   1,777.91    7.24     272.47    6.47   1,374.38    6.06    24.50      29.36
 7  Korea, Republic of                  321.18    7.08   1,502.69    6.12     186.40    4.43   1,097.21    4.84    72.31      36.96
 8  Malaysia  3/                        182.46    4.02   1,026.86    4.18     160.33    3.81     856.66    3.78    13.80      19.87
 9  Hongkong                            178.09    3.93     975.46    3.97     165.68    3.94     895.86    3.95     7.49       8.88
10  Germany                             160.16    3.53     557.45    2.27      76.02    1.81     475.54    2.10   110.68      17.22
11  Others                              997.97   22.01   5,717.39   23.27   1,093.01   25.96   5,322.70   23.48    (8.70)      7.42

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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 June 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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