Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: July 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             7,336.71  4,025.94  3,310.77   (715.16)

 1  Japan  1/                       1,094.70    544.45    550.25      5.80
 2  United States Of America  2/    1,056.06    472.31    583.75    111.44
 3  China, People's Republic of       580.56    353.64    226.92   (126.72)
 4  Singapore                         535.73    324.29    211.44   (112.85)
 5  Taiwan                            437.19    302.45    134.74   (167.72)
 6  Korea, Republic of                414.86    271.77    143.09   (128.69)
 7  Malaysia  3/                      396.21    182.50    213.71     31.20
 8  Hong Kong                         385.82    126.20    259.63    133.43
 9  Thailand                          330.65    231.18     99.47   (131.71)
10  Netherlands                       329.70     28.55    301.15    272.60
11  Germany                           245.85     86.61    159.25     72.64
12  Indonesia                         213.17    176.28     36.89   (139.40)
13  Saudi Arabia                      153.45    149.37      4.08   (145.29)
14  Australia                          91.05     67.71     23.33    (44.38)

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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:  September 25, 2009
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