Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: February 2010
         (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              7,473.44  3,903.21  3,570.23   (332.98)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,148.89    522.08    626.80    104.72
 2 United States Of America  2/     1,037.62    434.26    603.36    169.11
 3 Singapore                          662.82    341.91    320.91    (21.00)
 4 China, People's Republic of        606.62    310.59    296.04    (14.55)
 5 Korea, Republic of                 472.79    303.28    169.51   (133.76)
 6 Thailand                           449.54    316.63    132.91   (183.72)
 7 Taiwan                             398.67    292.70    105.98   (186.72)
 8 Germany                            372.97     81.97    291.00    209.03
 9 Hong Kong                          368.91    108.31    260.60    152.29
10 Malaysia  3/                       247.94    145.54    102.40    (43.14)
11 Netherlands                        242.69     22.40    220.29    197.89
12 Vietnam                            210.57    161.53     49.05   (112.48)
13 Indonesia                          193.51    161.05     32.47   (128.58)
14 Saudi Arabia                       169.86    165.33      4.53   (160.80)

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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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