Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: December 2007
(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 9,473.02 5,000.58 4,472.44 (528.14)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,411.85 686.45 725.40 38.95
2 Japan 2/ 1,296.25 656.63 639.61 (17.02)
3 Singapore 874.62 495.51 379.11 (116.40)
4 China, People's Republic of 861.04 345.84 515.20 169.36
5 Hong Kong 678.22 190.22 488.00 297.78
6 Korea, Republic of 501.08 329.21 171.88 (157.33)
7 Malaysia 3/ 479.92 293.21 186.71 (106.50)
8 Taiwan 474.24 372.46 101.78 (270.67)
9 Netherlands 417.37 34.57 382.80 348.23
10 Thailand 319.55 197.38 122.17 (75.21)
11 Germany 277.56 89.40 188.17 98.77
12 United Arab Emirates 266.73 242.23 24.50 (217.73)
13 Saudi Arabia 215.08 207.13 7.95 (199.18)
14 Indonesia 185.96 140.85 45.11 (95.74)
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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: February 26, 2008
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