Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country
         January 2007 and 2006
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                            2 0 0 7|           2 0 0 6 |  Annual Growth
Country of Origin                           Percent|            Percent|     Rate (%)
                                  January p   Share|  January r   Share|     Current
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                   Total           3,714.62   100.00   3,676.99   100.00        1.02

           Top 10 Countries Total  2,920.34    78.62   2,660.09    72.34        9.78

  1  United States Of America  1/    555.52    14.96     602.48    16.39       (7.79)
  2  Singapore                       509.86    13.73     350.46     9.53       45.48
  3  Japan  2/                       431.53    11.62     492.25    13.39      (12.33)
  4  Taiwan                          293.13     7.89     254.96     6.93       14.97
  5  China, People's Republic of     277.29     7.46     267.32     7.27        3.73
  6  Korea, Republic of              235.81     6.35     191.68     5.21       23.02
  7  Malaysia  3/                    171.81     4.63     150.05     4.08       14.50
  8  Hong Kong                       168.31     4.53     163.79     4.45        2.77
  9  Ireland                         142.27     3.83      55.90     1.52      154.49
 10  Thailand                        134.80     3.63     131.19     3.57        2.75
 11  Others                          794.28    21.38   1,016.90    27.66      (21.89)

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  Source:  Foreign Trade Statistics Section
           Industry and Trade Statistics Department
           National Statistics Office
           Republic of the Philippines

  Notes:   * Based on January 2007 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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