Table 3  Philippine Exports Performance by Country
         January 2009 and 2008
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                               2009|               2008| Annual	 Growth
Country                                     Percent|            Percent|      Rate
                                  January p   Share|  January r   Share|
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                Total             2,494.17   100.00    4,230.56   100.00      (41.04)

       Top Ten Countries Total    2,082.86    83.51    3,592.72    84.92      (42.03)

 1  United States Of America  1/    456.70    18.31      687.86    16.26      (33.61)
 2  Japan  2/                       378.54    15.18      627.23    14.83      (39.65)
 3  Germany                         241.27     9.67      224.92     5.32        7.27
 4  Netherlands                     225.84     9.05      369.12     8.73      (38.82)
 5  Hong Kong                       200.44     8.04      552.01    13.05      (63.69)
 6  China, People's Republic of     162.77     6.53      505.22    11.94      (67.78)
 7  Singapore                       120.42     4.83      258.83     6.12      (53.48)
 8  Taiwan                          119.08     4.77      117.92     2.79        0.98
 9  Korea, Republic of              105.18     4.22      131.59     3.11      (20.07)
10  Thailand                         72.61     2.91      118.03     2.79      (38.48)
11  Others                          411.32    16.49      637.84    15.08      (35.51)

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


Notes:   *  Based on January 2009 ranking.
         1/ Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
         2/ Includes Okinawa.
         p  Preliminary


         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Page last updated:  March 10, 2009
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