Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: April 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            8,328.21  4,416.71  3,911.50   (505.21)

 1  United States Of America  1/    1,423.32    801.10    622.22   (178.88)
 2  Japan  2/                       1,267.36    594.42    672.94     78.52
 3  Netherlands                       766.37     31.14    735.23    704.08
 4  Singapore                         655.16    357.23    297.93    (59.30)
 5  China, People's Republic of       629.39    340.97    288.42    (52.55)
 6  Taiwan                            495.00    375.06    119.94   (255.12)
 7  Hongkong                          445.93    198.07    247.86     49.79
 8  Korea, Republic of                408.08    287.50    120.58   (166.93)
 9  Malaysia  3/                      342.08    157.67    184.42     26.75
10  Thailand                          246.81    153.80     93.01    (60.80)
11  Saudi Arabia                      238.76    234.28      4.48   (229.80)
12  Germany                           209.71     87.46    122.26     34.80
13  Indonesia                          97.91     69.91     28.00    (41.91)
14  Vietnam                            93.37     64.17     29.19    (34.98)

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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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