Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: August 2005
          (F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)

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                                                                   Balance 
    Country                      Total Trade   Imports   Exports        of
                                                                     Trade
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                   Total            7,519.81  4,061.39  3,458.42   (602.97)

 1  United States Of America  1/    1,386.44    694.58    691.86     (2.73)
 2  Japan  2/                       1,115.66    643.60    472.06   (171.54)
 3  China, People's Republic of       603.62    264.83    338.79     73.96
 4  Singapore                         514.66    301.94    212.72    (89.22)
 5  Hongkong                          443.11    177.58    265.52     87.94
 6  Taiwan                            438.55    281.61    156.95   (124.66)
 7  Korea, Republic of                432.60    200.53    232.08     31.55
 8  Netherlands                       387.28     33.10    354.18    321.08
 9  Malaysia  3/                      348.67    134.59    214.08     79.49
10  Saudi Arabia                      340.75    338.00      2.75   (335.24)
11  Thailand                          228.03    130.08     97.95    (32.13)
12  Germany                           175.30     78.23     97.07     18.85
13  Vietnam                           117.99    101.74     16.24    (85.50)
14  Indonesia                         111.82     84.26     27.56    (56.70)

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

Notes:   1 Includes Alaska and Hawaii
         2 Includes Okinawa
         3 Includes Sabah and Sarawak
         Components may not add up to total due to rounding

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