Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: April 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               5,844.21  3,041.10  2,803.11   (237.99)

 1 Japan  1/                          826.88    393.02    433.86     40.84
 2 United States Of America  2/       766.14    318.91    447.23    128.32
 3 China, People's Republic of        588.65    281.79    306.86     25.06
 4 Singapore                          385.64    215.95    169.68    (46.27)
 5 Hong Kong                          375.34    109.58    265.76    156.18
 6 Taiwan                             315.50    211.00    104.49   (106.51)
 7 Korea, Republic of                 303.71    165.35    138.36    (27.00)
 8 Netherlands                        291.90     27.32    264.58    237.25
 9 Vietnam                            261.91    219.76     42.15   (177.61)
10 Malaysia  3/                       248.15    133.69    114.45    (19.24)
11 Germany                            223.71     74.03    149.68     75.65
12 Thailand                           218.98    140.35     78.64    (61.71)
13 Indonesia                          142.21    112.37     29.84    (82.53)
14 Saudi Arabia                       109.43    104.90      4.53   (100.38)

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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

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