Table 4  Philippine Imports Performance by Country:  January 2012 and 2011
         (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                              2 0 1 2 |         2 0 1 1  |  Annual Growth
Country of Origin                             Percent |         Percent  |     Rate (%)
                                     January    Share |  January   Share |
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                   Total            5,133.54   100.00   5,302.44  100.00       (3.19)

           Top 10 Countries Total   3,453.42    67.27   3,989.92   75.25      (13.45)

  1  China, People's Republic of      535.63    10.43     470.40    8.87       13.87
  2  Japan  1/                        518.99    10.11     560.54   10.57       (7.41)
  3  United States Of America  2/     462.82     9.02     583.92   11.01      (20.74)
  4  Korea, Republic of               402.37     7.84     583.24   11.00      (31.01)
  5  Singapore                        372.32     7.25     497.18    9.38      (25.11)
  6  Taiwan                           300.07     5.85     434.31    8.19      (30.91)
  7  Thailand                         238.24     4.64     269.71    5.09      (11.67)
  8  Saudi Arabia                     230.86     4.50     192.11    3.62       20.17
  9  United Arab Emirates             199.92     3.89     184.55    3.48        8.33
 10  Malaysia  3/                     192.19     3.74     213.94    4.03      (10.17)
 11  Others                         1,680.12    32.73   1,312.52   24.75       28.01

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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 2012 ranking.
          1 includes Okinawa
          2 includes Alaska and Hawaii
          3 includes Sabah and Sarawak

          Components may not add up to total due to rounding.

 Page last updated:  March 27, 2012
 
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