Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  June 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 |         Percent  |          Percent|    Rate (%)
                                          June   Share|   Jan-Jun   Share|      June   Share|   Jan-Jun  Share| Current Cumulative
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                 Total                5,304.73  100.00  29,531.89  100.00   4,706.54  100.00  25,506.28  100.00    12.71     15.78

        Top 10 Countries Total        4,067.27   76.67  21,924.17   74.24   3,324.10   70.63  18,295.54   71.73    22.36     19.83

 1 Japan  1/                            617.67   11.64   3,359.49   11.38     526.74   11.19   3,101.35   12.16    17.26      8.32
 2 United States Of America  2/         602.75   11.36   3,812.45   12.91     672.77   14.29   3,808.87   14.93   (10.41)     0.09
 3 Singapore                            499.25    9.41   3,369.96   11.41     635.39   13.50   3,004.17   11.78   (21.43)    12.18
 4 United Arab Emirates                 413.86    7.80     887.48    3.01      21.30    0.45     527.48    2.07 1,842.72     68.25
 5 China, People's Republic of          412.49    7.78   2,142.57    7.26     384.72    8.17   1,905.87    7.47     7.22     12.42
 6 Saudi Arabia                         376.06    7.09   2,572.93    8.71     173.80    3.69   1,335.01    5.23   116.38     92.73
 7 Taiwan                               316.40    5.96   2,094.31    7.09     345.74    7.35   1,753.28    6.87    (8.49)    19.45
 8 Thailand                             300.76    5.67   1,361.18    4.61     205.09    4.36   1,034.85    4.06    46.65     31.53
 9 Korea, Republic of                   279.21    5.26   1,524.06    5.16     252.01    5.35   1,454.65    5.70    10.80      4.77
10 Vietnam                              248.81    4.69     799.74    2.71     106.55    2.26     370.03    1.45   133.52    116.13
11 Others                             1,237.46   23.33   7,607.72   25.76   1,382.43   29.37   7,210.74   28.27   (10.49)     5.51

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

 Notes:   * Based on June 2008 ranking.
          1 includes Okinawa
          2 includes Alaska and Hawaii
          Components may not add up to total due to rounding.

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