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
Page last updated: June 25, 2009
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