Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: February 2006
          (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             6,802.92  3,357.54  3,445.38     87.85

 1  United States Of America  1/    1,230.16    573.56    656.60     83.04
 2  Japan  2/                       1,158.69    527.89    630.79    102.90
 3  Singapore                         581.33    292.27    289.06     (3.21)
 4  China, People's Republic of       549.47    226.83    322.64     95.82
 5  Netherlands                       410.84     29.15    381.68    352.53
 6  Taiwan                            370.26    242.72    127.54   (115.18)
 7  Hongkong                          331.49    104.92    226.57    121.66
 8  Malaysia  3/                      316.77    132.54    184.23     51.68
 9  Korea, Republic of                293.31    195.09     98.22    (96.87)
10  Thailand                          239.78    136.62    103.16    (33.45)
11  Saudi Arabia                      219.83    217.17      2.66   (214.50)
12  Germany                           172.74     69.17    103.57     34.40
13  Ireland                           103.39     97.79      5.59    (92.20)
14  Indonesia                          86.24     53.52     32.72    (20.80)

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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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