Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: March 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              8,723.17   4,542.58  4,180.59   (361.99)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,281.22     598.59    682.63     84.03
 2 United States Of America  2/     1,156.28     452.98    703.30    250.33
 3 China, People's Republic of        797.91     310.58    487.32    176.74
 4 Singapore                          697.33     354.03    343.30    (10.73)
 5 Korea, Republic of                 514.71     339.27    175.44   (163.83)
 6 Hong Kong                          480.97     121.92    359.05    237.13
 7 Thailand                           452.80     304.32    148.48   (155.84)
 8 Taiwan                             360.67     256.16    104.51   (151.64)
 9 Germany                            356.19     104.72    251.46    146.74
10 Viet Nam                           330.55     286.22     44.33   (241.89)
11 Saudi Arabia                       300.24     294.33      5.91   (288.42)
12 Malaysia  3/                       265.47     138.10    127.37    (10.73)
13 Netherlands                        256.98      23.29    233.69    210.40
14 Indonesia                          250.19     210.33     39.86   (170.47)

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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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