Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: November 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 8,529.12 4,508.09 4,021.04 (487.05)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,406.77 681.63 725.14 43.52
2 Japan 2/ 1,234.82 607.95 626.87 18.92
3 China, People's Republic of 799.34 302.68 496.66 193.98
4 Singapore 639.33 363.36 275.97 (87.38)
5 Taiwan 532.23 366.71 165.53 (201.18)
6 Hong Kong 477.14 168.65 308.49 139.84
7 Netherlands 466.58 226.29 240.29 14.00
8 Korea, Republic of 410.63 290.24 120.38 (169.86)
9 Malaysia 3/ 384.39 33.98 350.41 316.42
10 Germany 292.00 195.62 96.38 (99.24)
11 Thailand 281.67 101.34 180.33 78.99
12 Saudi Arabia 231.70 228.72 2.98 (225.73)
13 Iran 196.56 181.18 15.38 (165.80)
14 Indonesia 153.65 140.39 13.26 (127.13)
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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: January 25, 2007
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