Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: September 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 8,479.11 4,324.10 4,155.01 (169.10)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,482.52 658.03 824.49 166.47
2 Japan 2/ 1,344.54 698.29 646.25 (52.05)
3 China, People's Republic of 724.93 304.12 420.81 116.69
4 Singapore 613.52 348.54 264.98 (83.56)
5 Hong Kong 557.21 199.65 357.56 157.91
6 Taiwan 552.78 358.35 194.43 (163.92)
7 Netherlands 424.68 24.95 399.73 374.78
8 Korea, Republic of 412.63 288.98 123.65 (165.33)
9 Malaysia 3/ 360.52 149.94 210.58 60.64
10 Thailand 346.44 216.86 129.58 (87.28)
11 Germany 300.61 143.31 157.30 14.00
12 Iran 163.61 159.42 4.19 (155.23)
13 Saudi Arabia 131.25 126.05 5.21 (120.84)
14 Indonesia 113.45 88.21 25.24 (62.96)
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
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
Page last updated: November 24, 2006
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