Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  January 2011 and 2010
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                              2 0 1 1 |         2 0 1 0  |  Annual Growth
Country of Origin                             Percent |         Percent  |     Rate (%)
                                     January    Share |  January   Share |
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                  Total             5,312.70   100.00   4,287.36  100.00          23.92

         Top 10 Countries Total     4,014.89    75.57   3,221.54   75.14          24.63

 1  United States Of America  1/      583.77    10.99     570.66   13.31           2.30
 2  Korea, Republic of                576.01    10.84     295.33    6.89          95.04
 3  Japan  2/                         560.24    10.55     491.73   11.47          13.93
 4  Singapore                         495.19     9.32     539.97   12.59          (8.29)
 5  China, People's Republic of       471.12     8.87     365.93    8.54          28.75
 6  Taiwan                            434.37     8.18     309.87    7.23          40.18
 7  Thailand                          271.01     5.10     237.98    5.55          13.88
 8  Indonesia                         214.19     4.03     149.63    3.49          43.15
 9  Malaysia  3/                      213.63     4.02     256.79    5.99         (16.81)
 10 United Arab Emirates              195.36     3.68       3.65    0.09       5,255.09
 11 Others                          1,297.81    24.43   1,065.82   24.86          21.77

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

 Notes:   * Based on January 2011 ranking.
          1 includes Alaska and Hawaii
          2 includes Okinawa
          3 includes Sabah and Sarawak

          Components may not add up to total due to rounding.

 Page last updated:  March 25, 2011
 
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