Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners
January 2006
(F.O.B. Value in Million U.S. Dollars)
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Balance
Country Total Trade Imports_p Exports_r of
Trade
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Total 6,946.88 3,680.74 3,266.14 (414.61)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,232.80 602.36 630.45 28.09
2 Japan 2/ 1,015.61 491.57 524.04 32.47
3 Singapore 591.56 349.75 241.81 (107.94)
4 China, People's Republic of 529.87 267.43 262.44 (4.99)
5 Netherlands 421.34 31.80 389.54 357.74
6 Taiwan 384.68 254.87 129.80 (125.07)
7 Hongkong 378.31 163.97 214.34 50.38
8 Malaysia 3/ 339.29 150.05 189.24 39.19
9 Korea, Republic of 303.47 191.71 111.76 (79.95)
10 Iran 224.67 219.77 4.90 (214.86)
11 Thailand 217.01 130.75 86.26 (44.49)
12 Germany 212.07 70.11 141.97 71.86
13 Saudi Arabia 189.45 187.43 2.02 (185.41)
14 Indonesia 120.59 90.74 29.84 (60.90)
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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
p Preliminary
r Revised
Components may not add up to total due to rounding
Page last updated: March 24, 2006
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