Table 3  Philippine Exports Performance by Country
         November 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-Nov p   Share| November p   Share|   Jan-Nov   Share|  November   Share| Cumulative Current
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                Total            35,003.64   100.00   3,692.94   100.00  46,402.96  100.00   3,512.97  100.00     (24.57)    5.12

         Top 10 Countries Total  29,421.84    84.05   3,167.99    85.78  38,886.95   83.80   2,918.39   83.07     (24.34)    8.55

 1 United States Of America  1/   6,151.38    17.57     654.17    17.71   7,633.14   16.45     608.74   17.33     (19.41)    7.46
 2 Japan  2/                      5,666.47    16.19     597.57    16.18   7,249.38   15.62     581.81   16.56     (21.84)    2.71
 3 Netherlands                    3,445.27     9.84     378.43    10.25   3,541.75    7.63     242.62    6.91      (2.72)   55.98
 4 Germany                        2,260.13     6.46     367.56     9.95   2,277.17    4.91     181.65    5.17      (0.75)  102.35
 5 Singapore                      2,170.98     6.20     274.51     7.43   2,489.45    5.36     141.98    4.04     (12.79)   93.34
 6 Hong Kong                      2,995.66     8.56     261.43     7.08   4,738.36   10.21     471.26   13.41     (36.78)  (44.53)
 7 China, People's Republic of    2,690.78     7.69     227.98     6.17   5,252.43   11.32     318.80    9.07     (48.77)  (28.49)
 8 Korea, Republic of             1,684.90     4.81     159.74     4.33   2,411.19    5.20     141.50    4.03     (30.12)   12.89
 9 Thailand                       1,098.92     3.14     144.74     3.92   1,416.38    3.05     114.95    3.27     (22.41)   25.91
10 Malaysia  3/                   1,257.33     3.59     101.86     2.76   1,877.69    4.05     115.07    3.28     (33.04)  (11.48)
11 Others                         5,581.80    15.95     524.96    14.22   7,516.01   16.20     594.58   16.93     (25.73)  (11.71)

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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 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.

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