Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: August 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            9,150.43  4,885.77  4,264.66   (621.12)

 1  United States Of America  1/    1,556.25    747.71    808.54     60.82
 2  Japan  2/                       1,224.01    591.98    632.04     40.06
 3  China, People's Republic of       731.75    309.38    422.37    112.99
 4  Singapore                         648.52    377.95    270.57   (107.38)
 5  Taiwan                            643.92    417.34    226.58   (190.75)
 6  Hong Kong                         508.44    174.24    334.20    159.96
 7  Malaysia  3/                      467.38    197.02    270.35     73.33
 8  Korea, Republic of                464.75    332.16    132.58   (199.58)
 9  Saudi Arabia                      454.07    450.32      3.75   (446.57)
10  Netherlands                       413.29     33.90    379.39    345.49
11  Thailand                          332.77    209.32    123.45    (85.87)
12  Germany                           319.55    142.01    177.54     35.54
13  Iran                              164.10    158.67      5.43   (153.24)
14  Australia                         134.39     84.01     50.37    (33.64)

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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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