Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: October 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 8,548.15 4,577.12 3,971.04 (606.08)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,295.18 600.21 694.97 94.76
2 Japan 2/ 1,219.21 604.37 614.85 10.48
3 China, People's Republic of 834.98 373.11 461.88 88.77
4 Singapore 558.62 410.88 147.73 (263.15)
5 Hong Kong 554.47 172.76 381.71 208.95
6 Taiwan 429.47 263.23 166.24 (96.99)
7 Saudi Arabia 424.59 419.43 5.16 (414.27)
8 Korea, Republic of 418.18 238.42 179.76 (58.67)
9 Netherlands 404.36 35.90 368.46 332.55
10 Malaysia 3/ 372.27 209.62 162.64 (46.98)
11 Thailand 369.74 240.83 128.91 (111.92)
12 Germany 278.07 83.99 194.07 110.08
13 Indonesia 177.35 130.62 46.74 (83.88)
14 France 118.21 99.46 18.74 (80.72)
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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: December 24, 2008
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