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

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