Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: October 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 8,876.39 4,678.61 4,197.78 (480.82)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,566.68 773.31 793.37 20.06
2 Japan 2/ 1,335.18 665.20 669.98 4.78
3 China, People's Republic of 809.85 341.03 468.82 127.79
4 Singapore 642.77 356.89 285.88 (71.02)
5 Taiwan 581.11 412.91 168.20 (244.71)
6 Hong Kong 573.44 194.51 378.93 184.42
7 Netherlands 414.91 31.56 383.34 351.78
8 Korea, Republic of 408.60 288.21 120.38 (167.83)
9 Malaysia 3/ 362.07 157.08 204.99 47.91
10 Germany 315.71 144.15 171.55 27.40
11 Thailand 308.89 203.52 105.38 (98.14)
12 Saudi Arabia 254.56 251.27 3.29 (247.98)
13 Iran 139.25 133.27 5.97 (127.30)
14 Indonesia 129.89 98.97 30.92 (68.04)
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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: December 28, 2006
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