Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: June 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              7,514.01  4,107.71  3,406.30   (701.41)

 1 United States Of America  1/     1,065.96    458.00    607.96    149.96
 2 Japan  2/                        1,065.56    486.92    578.64     91.73
 3 China, People's Republic of        594.06    319.74    274.31    (45.43)
 4 Singapore                          542.90    294.16    248.74    (45.42)
 5 Taiwan                             437.31    319.12    118.18   (200.94)
 6 Korea, Republic of                 427.23    254.04    173.19    (80.85)
 7 Hong Kong                          385.84    129.15    256.69    127.54
 8 Netherlands                        313.31     22.68    290.63    267.94
 9 Thailand                           308.91    218.45     90.46   (127.99)
10 Malaysia  3/                       300.44    186.32    114.12    (72.20)
11 Saudi Arabia                       289.77    284.37      5.40   (278.97)
12 Germany                            281.58     78.73    202.85    124.12
13 Vietnam                            264.00    235.32     28.68   (206.64)
14 Indonesia                          201.26    165.54     35.71   (129.83)

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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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