Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: June 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             8,584.51  4,534.42  4,050.09   (484.33)

 1  United States Of America  1/    1,404.42    707.73    696.69    (11.04)
 2  Japan  2/                       1,364.25    541.97    822.28    280.31
 3  China, People's Republic of       738.52    339.23    399.28     60.05
 4  Singapore                         660.68    354.62    306.06    (48.56)
 5  Taiwan                            560.87    373.87    187.00   (186.87)
 6  Hongkong                          508.07    178.09    329.99    151.90
 7  Korea, Republic of                434.44    321.18    113.26   (207.93)
 8  Malaysia  3/                      405.96    182.46    223.50     41.05
 9  Saudi Arabia                      382.99    377.15      5.85   (371.30)
10  Netherlands                       302.00     36.51    265.49    228.98
11  Germany                           299.49    160.16    139.33    (20.83)
12  Thailand                          287.72    151.05    136.67    (14.38)
13  Iran                              149.76    143.70      6.06   (137.65)
14  Indonesia                         125.60     91.94     33.65    (58.29)

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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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