Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country
         January 2008 and 2007
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                            2 0 0 8|           2 0 0 7 |  Annual Growth
Country of Origin                           Percent|            Percent|     Rate (%)
                                  January p   Share|  January r   Share|     Current
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                  Total            4,986.81  100.00   3,904.16   100.00      27.73

          Top 10 Countries Total   3,959.66   79.40   3,057.81    78.32      29.49

  1  United States Of America  1/    757.65   15.19     582.17    14.91      30.14
  2  Japan  2/                       547.96   10.99     507.70    13.00       7.93
  3  Singapore                       520.78   10.44     528.42    13.53      (1.45)
  4  Saudi Arabia                    455.33    9.13     108.68     2.78     318.96
  5  Taiwan                          393.04    7.88     301.26     7.72      30.47
  6  China, People's Republic of     377.50    7.57     285.56     7.31      32.20
  7  Korea, Republic of              312.78    6.27     242.23     6.20      29.12
  8  Malaysia  3/                    226.29    4.54     176.00     4.51      28.57
  9  Hong Kong                       184.40    3.70     189.12     4.84      (2.50)
 10  Thailand                        183.94    3.69     136.67     3.50      34.59
 11  Others                        1,027.14   20.60     846.35    21.68      21.36

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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 2008 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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