Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: February 2008
(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 8,603.43 4,491.42 4,112.01 (379.41)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,369.99 652.83 717.16 64.33
2 Japan 2/ 1,236.48 584.36 652.12 67.76
3 Singapore 729.58 479.31 250.28 (229.03)
4 China, People's Republic of 702.86 296.54 406.32 109.78
5 Taiwan 586.37 401.75 184.62 (217.14)
6 Hong Kong 492.68 146.16 346.52 200.35
7 Korea, Republic of 440.75 233.28 207.47 (25.81)
8 Saudi Arabia 389.80 383.24 6.56 (376.69)
9 Netherlands 384.70 71.18 313.52 242.34
10 Malaysia 3/ 372.23 205.63 166.60 (39.02)
11 Germany 344.59 84.22 260.37 176.14
12 Thailand 316.28 193.39 122.89 (70.50)
13 Indonesia 121.76 73.03 48.73 (24.30)
14 Vietnam 116.00 71.66 44.34 (27.33)
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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: April 25, 2008
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