Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: August 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 9,434.65 5,041.69 4,392.96 (648.73)
1 Japan 1/ 1,283.97 576.10 707.87 131.76
2 United States Of America 2/ 1,233.83 580.52 653.31 72.79
3 China, People's Republic of 832.02 328.78 503.24 174.45
4 Singapore 722.16 457.55 264.61 (192.94)
5 Hong Kong 643.83 171.06 472.77 301.70
6 Taiwan 529.46 343.51 185.95 (157.56)
7 Korea, Republic of 503.82 305.91 197.92 (107.99)
8 Thailand 454.70 297.18 157.52 (139.66)
9 Malaysia 3/ 436.57 238.39 198.18 (40.21)
10 Netherlands 348.22 27.51 320.71 293.20
11 Vietnam 291.55 262.76 28.80 (233.96)
12 Saudi Arabia 284.51 276.10 8.41 (267.68)
13 Indonesia 266.33 216.16 50.18 (165.98)
14 Germany 213.20 95.89 117.31 21.42
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Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Notes: 1 Includes Okinawa
2 Includes Alaska and Hawaii
3 Includes Sabah and Sarawak
Components may not add up to total due to rounding
Page last updated: October 24, 2008
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