Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  April 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 (%)
                                         April   Share|   Jan-Apr   Share|     April   Share|   Jan-Apr  Share| Current Cumulative
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                  Total               4,336.08  100.00  16,306.97  100.00   4,416.68  100.00  15,765.71  100.00   (1.82)      3.43

         Top 10 Countries Total       3,383.70   78.04  12,524.02   76.80   3,502.86   79.31  12,399.50   78.65   (3.40)      1.00

 1  United States Of America  1/        638.87   14.73   2,581.41   15.83     809.79   18.33   2,677.58   16.98  (21.11)     (3.59)
 2  Singapore                           530.84   12.24   1,900.30   11.65     354.91    8.04   1,465.13    9.29   49.57      29.70
 3  Japan  2/                           494.75   11.41   1,944.49   11.92     602.78   13.65   2,248.07   14.26  (17.92)    (13.50)
 4  Saudi Arabia                        432.43    9.97     891.43    5.47     230.95    5.23     879.53    5.58   87.24       1.35
 5  China, People's Republic of         327.36    7.55   1,214.71    7.45     337.92    7.65   1,142.52    7.25   (3.12)      6.32
 6  Taiwan                              266.81    6.15   1,113.06    6.83     375.44    8.50   1,207.36    7.66  (28.93)     (7.81)
 7  Korea, Republic of                  227.88    5.26   1,013.59    6.22     285.26    6.46     915.08    5.80  (20.11)     10.77
 8  Hong Kong                           169.83    3.92     626.82    3.84     197.03    4.46     637.09    4.04  (13.81)     (1.61)
 9  Thailand                            148.97    3.44     603.33    3.70     152.42    3.45     582.97    3.70   (2.26)      3.49
10  Malaysia  3/                        145.94    3.37     634.87    3.89     156.35    3.54     644.16    4.09   (6.66)     (1.44)
11  Others                              952.38   21.96   3,782.96   23.20     913.82   20.69   3,366.22   21.35    4.22      12.38

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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 2007 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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