Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: September 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 9,302.30 4,863.65 4,438.65 (425.00)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,420.88 613.94 806.95 193.01
2 Japan 2/ 1,204.58 563.93 640.65 76.72
3 China, People's Republic of 869.27 378.27 491.00 112.73
4 Singapore 748.22 489.23 259.00 (230.23)
5 Hong Kong 627.14 188.90 438.25 249.35
6 Saudi Arabia 556.12 550.72 5.40 (545.32)
7 Korea, Republic of 530.75 277.05 253.70 (23.35)
8 Taiwan 492.63 303.83 188.79 (115.04)
9 Netherlands 375.66 33.52 342.15 308.63
10 Thailand 361.53 219.96 141.57 (78.39)
11 Malaysia 3/ 342.44 166.41 176.03 9.62
12 Germany 282.53 106.25 176.28 70.03
13 Vietnam 248.09 211.92 36.17 (175.75)
14 Indonesia 181.05 124.53 56.52 (68.01)
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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: November 26, 2008
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