Table 3  Philippine Exports Performance by Country
         May 2012 and 2011
         (F.O.B Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                 2012                  |                2011                 | Annual Growth Rate
Country                                     Percent|            Percent|           Percent|           Percent|     (Percent)
                                      May p   Share|  Jan-May p   Share|       May   Share|   Jan-May   Share| Current Cumulative
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                Total            4,930.99    100.00   22,442.58  100.00   4,118.69  100.00  20,711.17  100.00    19.72       8.36

       Top 10 Countries Total    4,226.01     85.70   18,948.46   84.43   3,374.96   81.94  17,189.63   83.00    25.22      10.23

 1 Japan  1/                     1,133.17     22.98    4,060.69   18.09     624.26   15.16   3,358.64   16.22    81.52      20.90
 2 United States Of America  2/    714.06     14.48    3,410.32   15.20     702.56   17.06   3,101.25   14.97     1.64       9.97
 3 Thailand                        568.92     11.54    1,227.04    5.47     176.74    4.29     872.63    4.21   221.89      40.61
 4 China, People's Republic of     560.18     11.36    2,880.19   12.83     501.37   12.17   2,400.35   11.59    11.73      19.99
 5 Hong Kong                       347.17      7.04    2,001.34    8.92     318.65    7.74   1,754.55    8.47     8.95      14.07
 6 Singapore                       338.44      6.86    1,809.32    8.06     376.43    9.14   2,196.58   10.61   (10.09)    (17.63)
 7 Germany                         149.40      3.03      919.08    4.10     147.69    3.59     774.56    3.74     1.16      18.66
 8 Korea, Republic of              142.29      2.89    1,234.18    5.50     202.71    4.92   1,006.11    4.86   (29.81)     22.67
 9 Taiwan                          140.27      2.84      773.68    3.45     200.00    4.86     920.11    4.44   (29.87)    (15.91)
10 Netherlands                     132.09      2.68      632.61    2.82     124.54    3.02     804.87    3.89     6.06     (21.40)
11 Others                          704.99     14.30    3,494.13   15.57     743.73   18.06   3,521.54   17.00    (5.21)     (0.78)

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


Notes:   *  Based on May 2012 ranking.
         1/ Includes Okinawa.
         2/ Includes Alaska and Hawaii.
         p  Preliminary


         Components may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Page last updated:  July 10, 2012
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