Table 8. Philippine Exports of Coconut Oil1/  by Destination:  April 1999 & 2000

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               COUNTRY                 2000                   1999          Year-on-Year Change
                              FOB Value      %       FOB Value      %       FOB Value         %
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                TOTAL        41,132,306    100.0    16,620,241    100.0    24,512,065       147.5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2/  19,760,074     48.0     7,016,912     42.2    12,743,162       181.6
NETHERLANDS                  17,003,224     41.3     1,514,020      9.1    15,489,204     1,023.1
UK OF GREAT BRITAIN           1,603,530      3.9             -      *       1,603,530          **
JAPAN 3/                      1,197,500      2.9     1,518,453      9.1      (320,953)      (21.1)
MALAYSIA 4/                   1,040,000      2.5           -        *       1,040,000          **
TAIWAN                          392,593      1.0       795,400      4.8      (402,807)      (50.6)
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REP. OF         114,035      0.3             -      *         114,035          **
SINGAPORE                           -        *       5,775,456     34.7    (5,775,456)     (100.0)
HONGKONG                         21,350      0.1             -      *          21,350          **

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  *  - value less than 0.01 percent
  ** - not computed
 1/ - includes crude and refined
 2/ - includes Alaska and Hawaii
 3/ - includes Okinawa
 4/ - includes Sabah and Sarawak

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