Table 5  Philippine Imports Performance by Selected Economic Bloc:  June 2009 and 2008
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                              2 0 0 9                |               2 0 0 8                |  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           4,107.71   100.00  20,364.75   100.00   5,322.25  100.00   29,565.12  100.00  (22.82)    (31.12)

 1 United  States of  America     458.00    11.15   2,612.57    12.83     602.58   11.32    3,810.26   12.89  (23.99)    (31.43)
 2 A S E A N                    1,101.85    26.82   5,493.02    26.97   1,413.64   26.56    7,362.95   24.90  (22.06)    (25.40)
 3 Eastern Asia                 1,509.89    36.76   7,629.96    37.47   1,813.43   34.07   10,137.97   34.29  (16.74)    (24.74)
 4 European  Union                269.35     6.56   1,655.47     8.13     352.80    6.63    2,345.86    7.93  (23.65)    (29.43)
 5 Others                         768.63    18.71   2,973.73    14.60   1,139.79   21.42    5,908.08   19.98  (32.56)    (49.67)

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


          Components may not add up to total due to rounding.

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