Table 3  Philippine Exports Performance by Country
         November 2008 and 2007
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                 2008                  |                2007                 | Annual Growth Rate
Country                                     Percent|            Percent|           Percent|           Percent|     (Percent)
                                  Jan-Nov p   Share| November p   Share|   Jan-Nov   Share|  November   Share| Cumulative Current
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                  Total           46,331.96  100.00   3,494.12   100.00  45,983.82  100.00   3,964.81  100.00       0.76   (11.87)

       Top 10 Countries Total     39,194.98   84.60   2,928.49    83.81  39,364.86   85.61   3,337.31   84.17      (0.43)  (12.25)

 1  United States Of America  1/   7,630.28   16.47     608.70    17.42   7,868.41   17.11     749.76   18.91      (3.03)  (18.81)
 2  Japan  2/                      7,216.10   15.57     572.65    16.39   6,664.39   14.49     595.03   15.01       8.28    (3.76)
 3  Hong Kong                      4,742.36   10.24     477.79    13.67   5,315.25   11.56     394.38    9.95     (10.78)   21.15
 4  China, People's Republic of    5,250.15   11.33     318.66     9.12   5,234.46   11.38     438.46   11.06       0.30   (27.32)
 5  Netherlands                    3,542.08    7.65     242.78     6.95   3,766.72    8.19     309.13    7.80      (5.96)  (21.46)
 6  Germany                        2,277.09    4.91     181.65     5.20   1,961.14    4.26     172.77    4.36      16.11     5.14
 7  Taiwan                         1,776.17    3.83     143.01     4.09   1,863.05    4.05     109.06    2.75      (4.66)   31.13
 8  Singapore                      2,481.31    5.36     134.33     3.84   2,759.58    6.00     243.98    6.15     (10.08)  (44.94)
 9  Korea, Republic of             2,401.60    5.18     133.64     3.82   1,611.86    3.51     132.60    3.34      49.00     0.78
10  Malaysia  3/                   1,877.85    4.05     115.28     3.30   2,319.99    5.05     192.14    4.85     (19.06)  (40.00)
11  Others                         7,136.98   15.40     565.63    16.19   6,618.96   14.39     627.50   15.83       7.83    (9.86)

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


Notes:   *  Based on November 2008 ranking.
         1/ Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
         2/ Includes Okinawa.
         3/ Includes Sabah and Sarawak.
         p  Preliminary


         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Page last updated:  January 13, 2009
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