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

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                                                 2009                  |                2008                 | Annual Growth Rate
Country                                     Percent|            Percent|           Percent|           Percent|     (Percent)
                                  Jan-Feb p   Share| February p   Share|   Jan-Feb   Share|  February   Share| Cumulative Current
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                Total            5,014.80    100.00   2,503.61   100.00   8,342.57  100.00   4,112.01  100.00     (39.89)  (39.11)

        Top 10 Countries Total   4,176.22     83.28   2,088.81    83.43   7,168.88   85.93   3,504.98   85.24     (41.75)  (40.40)

 1  United States Of America  1/   923.49     18.42     466.57    18.64   1,405.03   16.84     717.16   17.44     (34.27)  (34.94)
 2  Japan  2/                      786.02     15.67     398.98    15.94   1,279.35   15.34     652.12   15.86     (38.56)  (38.82)
 3  China, People's Republic of    426.47      8.50     262.94    10.50     911.54   10.93     406.32    9.88     (53.21)  (35.29)
 4  Netherlands                    434.70      8.67     208.89     8.34     682.64    8.18     313.52    7.62     (36.32)  (33.37)
 5  Hong Kong                      404.33      8.06     202.96     8.11     898.53   10.77     346.52    8.43     (55.00)  (41.43)
 6  Germany                        404.09      8.06     162.94     6.51     485.28    5.82     260.37    6.33     (16.73)  (37.42)
 7  Singapore                      230.10      4.59     108.47     4.33     509.11    6.10     250.28    6.09     (54.80)  (56.66)
 8  Korea, Republic of             204.20      4.07      97.42     3.89     339.06    4.06     207.47    5.05     (39.77)  (53.04)
 9  Taiwan                         215.08      4.29      95.72     3.82     302.54    3.63     184.62    4.49     (28.91)  (48.15)
10  Malaysia  3/                   147.72      2.95      83.93     3.35     355.81    4.26     166.60    4.05     (58.48)  (49.62)
11  Others                         838.58     16.72     414.80    16.57   1,173.69   14.07     607.03   14.76     (28.55)  (31.67)

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


Notes:   *  Based on February 2009 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:  April 16, 2009
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