GROSS INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
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	in million US dollars
																		Short-Term
																		External Debt Cover
						Reserve												(in percent)
						Position in						Foreign		Foreign		Import		Original		Residual
				GIR		the Fund		Gold		SDRs		Investments		Exchange		Cover 1		Maturity		Maturity 2
				(1)=		(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		(6)		(7)		(8)		(9)
				(2 to 6)
	2000	Dec		15,062.82		113.44		1,972.65		1.93		12,388.35		586.46		3.48		274.12		163.92
	2001	Dec		15,692.24		109.37		2,216.17		13.99		12,805.30		547.41		4.04		261.54		143.64
	2002	Dec		16,364.76		118.22		3,035.85		10.21		12,732.29		468.19		3.95		294.38		143.66
	2003	Dec		17,063.06		129.81		3,408.19		1.77		12,945.41		577.88		4.03		276.15		140.66
	2004	Dec		16,227.91		135.33		3,112.07		1.00		12,742.09		237.42		3.55		321.60		156.94
	2005	Dec		18,494.35		125.04		2,568.38		0.84		15,397.53		402.56		3.82		289.20		131.56
	2006	Dec		22,966.72		131.70		2,941.30		2.33		19,611.41		279.98		4.23		458.51		250.07
	2007	Dec		33,751.05		138.27		3,540.61		0.74		29,715.21		356.22		5.65		476.44		256.33
	2008	Jan		34,809.73		139.75		3,857.71		1.06		30,511.44		299.77		5.77		491.39		266.15
		Feb		36,287.80		141.08		4,059.50		0.08		31,756.01		331.13		5.96		512.25		288.07
		Mar		36,624.01		144.06		3,834.39		0.08		32,274.85		370.63		5.96		550.65		289.88
		Apr		36,355.57		142.32		3,584.75		13.37		32,228.27		386.86		5.86		546.62		296.20
		May		36,233.12		141.97		3,795.61		12.61		31,884.16		398.77		5.78		544.78		299.08
		Jun		36,712.28		143.20		3,962.94		12.71		32,223.58		369.85		5.77		417.33		263.74
		Jul		36,900.99		142.08		3,904.11		12.61		32,545.36		296.83		5.69		419.47		264.83
		Aug		36,742.72		137.61		3,568.84		11.49		32,672.28		352.50		5.62		408.39		264.30
		Sep		36,697.45		135.55		3,848.44		11.32		32,292.70		409.44		5.56		442.19		283.05
		Oct		35,951.58		130.46		3,516.51		10.90		31,832.29		461.42		5.47		404.00		260.33
		Nov		36,828.16		130.03		3,808.98		10.25		32,374.42		504.48		5.68		413.85		269.05
		Dec		37,550.82		135.02		4,357.93		10.65		32,065.86		981.36		5.95		536.36		324.16
	2009	Jan		39,248.21		130.78		4,567.67		10.31		33,682.15		857.30		6.36		560.61		337.71
		Feb		38,924.57		128.63		4,687.30		9.91		33,213.97		884.76		6.46		598.75		318.09
		Mar		39,041.28		131.06		4,547.47		10.10		33,414.96		937.69		6.66		600.64		315.56
		Apr		39,316.25		131.31		4,422.69		10.11		33,941.45		810.69		6.91		604.87		315.49
		May		39,589.38		135.70		4,879.20		10.33		33,810.59		753.56		7.14		609.07		317.20
		Jun		39,489.54		136.15		4,711.71		10.35		33,937.41		693.92		7.29		686.42		344.32
		Jul		40,169.45		136.25		4,856.05		10.36		34,440.94		725.85		7.42		723.38	r	343.27	r
		Aug		41,492.50		137.36		4,830.02		1,031.85		35,023.95		469.32		7.66		747.21	r	354.36	r
		Sep		42,528.88		138.97		5,010.06		1,153.39		35,797.90		428.56		7.86		794.49	r	370.95	r
		Oct	p	43,180.68		139.50		5,275.41		1,153.39		36,190.07		422.31		7.98		908.49		404.16
	1	Number of months of average imports of goods and payment of services and income that can be financed by reserves.
	2	Refers to adequacy  of reserves to cover outstanding short-term debt based on original maturity  plus principal payments on medium and
		long-term loans of the public and private sectors falling due in the next 12 months.
	p	Preliminary
	r	Revised
	Source:  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas