FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
	(BOP Concept)
	in million US dollars
						Monthly											Cumulative						Year-on-Year Growth Rate
						2007 p/						2008 p/						Jan-May							Year-to-Date
	Item					Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May		2006	r/	2007	2008		May		2007	2008
	Non-Resident Investments in the Phils.					115	1166	107	63	849		149	194	208	269	-95		819		2300	725		-111.2		180.8	-68.5
		Equity capital				-9	599	95	51	809		87	31	75	106	23		556		1545	322		-97.2		177.9	-79.2
			Placements			59	609	99	55	813		120	64	100	127	50		634		1635	461		-93.8		157.9	-71.8
			Withdrawals			68	10	4	4	4		33	33	25	21	27		78		90	139		575.0		15.4	54.4
		Reinvested earnings, net				45	39	48	10	27		30	45	25	31	30		212		169	161		11.1		-20.3	-4.7
		Other capital, net				79	528	-36	2	13		32	118	108	132	-148		51		586	242		-1238.5		1049.0	-58.7
	p/	Preliminary
	r/	Revised to reflect: a) late reports; b) post audit adjustments; and c) final data from companies.