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
Page last updated: February 25, 2010
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