Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: September 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              7,305.53  3,669.91  3,635.62     (34.29)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,144.56    534.15    610.40      76.25
 2 United States Of America  2/     1,028.08    379.75    648.33     268.59
 3 Hong Kong                          570.60    117.20    453.40     336.20
 4 Singapore                          535.86    314.15    221.71     (92.44)
 5 China, People's Republic of        508.91    339.83    169.08    (170.75)
 6 Korea, Republic of                 466.93    306.25    160.67    (145.58)
 7 Netherlands                        405.69     21.46    384.22     362.76
 8 Taiwan                             376.29    253.80    122.49    (131.32)
 9 Thailand                           363.27    235.58    127.69    (107.89)
10 Germany                            292.74     81.96    210.78     128.82
11 Malaysia  3/                       252.22    139.40    112.82     (26.58)
12 Indonesia                          167.22    136.21     31.01    (105.20)
13 Saudi Arabia                       153.53    149.47      4.06    (145.42)
14 United Arab Emirates                92.94     75.34     17.59     (57.75)

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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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