Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  March 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 |         Percent  |          Percent|    Rate (%)
                                         March   Share|   Jan-Mar   Share|     March   Share|   Jan-Mar  Share| Current Cumulative
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                 Total                4,566.52  100.00  11,970.93  100.00   4,137.62  100.00  11,172.30 100.00    10.37       7.15

        Top 10 Countries Total        3,501.24   76.67   8,750.02   73.09   2,880.08   69.61   7,676.03  68.71    21.57      13.99

 1 United States Of America  1/         805.77   17.65   1,942.44   16.23     668.66   16.16   1,844.29  16.51    20.51       5.32
 2 Japan  2/                            560.68   12.28   1,449.74   12.11     595.28   14.39   1,616.79  14.47    (5.81)    (10.33)
 3 Singapore                            535.57   11.73   1,369.48   11.44     448.78   10.85   1,090.90   9.76    19.34      25.54
 4 China, People's Republic of          315.60    6.91     887.36    7.41     298.97    7.23     793.48   7.10     5.56      11.83
 5 Korea, Republic of                   299.53    6.56     785.72    6.56     234.56    5.67     621.33   5.56    27.70      26.46
 6 Taiwan                               291.08    6.37     846.27    7.07     321.21    7.76     818.96   7.33    (9.38)      3.33
 7 United Arab Emirates                 197.18    4.32     221.97    1.85      13.55    0.33      29.78   0.27 1,355.12     645.29
 8 Ireland                              173.09    3.79     438.74    3.67      59.89    1.45     213.58   1.91   189.03     105.42
 9 Thailand                             165.95    3.63     454.13    3.79     155.93    3.77     423.78   3.79     6.42       7.16
10 Germany                              156.79    3.43     354.19    2.96      83.25    2.01     223.15   2.00    88.34      58.72
11 Others                             1,065.28   23.33   3,220.90   26.91   1,257.54   30.39   3,496.27  31.29   (15.29)     (7.88)

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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 2007 ranking.
          1 includes Alaska and Hawaii
          2 includes Okinawa
          Components may not add up to total due to rounding.

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