Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: February 2009
         (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              5,565.07  3,058.78  2,506.29    (552.49)

 1 United States Of America  1/       882.97    416.60    466.36      49.76
 2 Japan  2/                          806.69    403.25    403.44       0.20
 3 Singapore                          493.58    384.98    108.60    (276.38)
 4 China, People's Republic of        491.11    228.19    262.91      34.72
 5 Taiwan                             288.61    192.90     95.71     (97.19)
 6 Hong Kong                          282.42     79.83    202.59     122.76
 7 Korea, Republic of                 253.87    157.47     96.40     (61.08)
 8 Thailand                           241.40    174.16     67.24    (106.91)
 9 Germany                            230.36     66.97    163.39      96.42
10 Netherlands                        229.26     20.94    208.32     187.39
11 Malaysia  3/                       218.33    134.40     83.93     (50.47)
12 Vietnam                            154.82    135.73     19.09    (116.64)
13 Indonesia                          143.09    126.67     16.42    (110.26)
14 France                             103.89     84.62     19.27     (65.35)

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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

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