Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: December 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 5,965.96 3,291.38 2,674.58 (616.80)
1 United States Of America 1/ 1,067.84 493.51 574.34 80.83
2 Japan 2/ 850.92 393.24 457.68 64.44
3 China, People's Republic of 541.76 325.00 216.76 (108.24)
4 Singapore 437.55 320.35 117.20 (203.14)
5 Taiwan 345.32 263.08 82.24 (180.84)
6 Hong Kong 344.32 95.19 249.13 153.95
7 Korea, Republic of 255.53 144.20 111.33 (32.87)
8 Thailand 247.66 155.01 92.65 (62.37)
9 Germany 224.23 61.30 162.93 101.64
10 Netherlands 191.21 24.59 166.62 142.03
11 Malaysia 3/ 186.42 106.48 79.94 (26.55)
12 Saudi Arabia 179.16 174.80 4.36 (170.45)
13 Indonesia 142.79 112.60 30.19 (82.42)
14 France 88.59 68.82 19.77 (49.05)
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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: February 25, 2009
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