Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: December 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             7,204.07  3,891.78  3,312.29    (579.49)

 1 United States Of America  1/     1,044.89    411.26    633.62     222.36
 2 Japan  2/                          973.01    465.34    507.68      42.34
 3 China, People's Republic of        604.16    371.56    232.60    (138.97)
 4 Singapore                          598.17    314.98    283.19     (31.79)
 5 Korea, Republic of                 454.84    318.57    136.27    (182.30)
 6 Thailand                           362.53    231.18    131.35     (99.83)
 7 Taiwan                             346.30    242.57    103.72    (138.85)
 8 Germany                            343.78     98.62    245.16     146.54
 9 Hong Kong                          335.32    118.01    217.32      99.31
10 Netherlands                        317.09     21.82    295.26     273.44
11 Indonesia                          299.48    273.37     26.11    (247.25)
12 Malaysia  3/                       214.08    114.06    100.03     (14.03)
13 United Arab Emirates               170.35    155.28     15.07    (140.22)
14 Saudi Arabia                       167.79    163.17      4.61    (158.56)

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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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