Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: March 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 9,314.36 5,121.22 4,193.13 (928.09)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,367.74 683.41 684.33 0.92
2 Japan 2/ 1,267.85 556.86 710.99 154.13
3 China, People's Republic of 909.40 360.23 549.18 188.95
4 Singapore 869.69 686.35 183.34 (503.02)
5 Hong Kong 578.75 155.29 423.46 268.17
6 Taiwan 548.43 392.42 156.01 (236.41)
7 Saudi Arabia 443.94 437.11 6.83 (430.28)
8 Korea, Republic of 430.23 240.92 189.31 (51.61)
9 Malaysia 3/ 399.81 214.64 185.18 (29.46)
10 Thailand 337.56 209.01 128.55 (80.46)
11 Netherlands 310.97 31.31 279.66 248.35
12 Germany 268.46 91.19 177.26 86.07
13 United Arab Emirates 175.89 159.76 16.13 (143.63)
14 Indonesia 151.02 93.15 57.87 (35.28)
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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: May 27, 2008
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