Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: April 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              8,035.60  4,441.02  3,594.58    (846.45)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,178.71    561.61    617.10      55.49
 2 United States Of America  2/     1,055.09    480.76    574.33      93.56
 3 Singapore                          753.86    445.15    308.71    (136.44)
 4 China, People's Republic of        714.62    355.28    359.34       4.07
 5 Hong Kong                          489.39    140.10    349.29     209.18
 6 Korea, Republic of                 456.45    283.94    172.51    (111.43)
 7 Taiwan                             412.76    281.44    131.32    (150.12)
 8 Thailand                           398.59    284.13    114.46    (169.67)
 9 Germany                            307.36     84.48    222.88     138.40
10 Malaysia  3/                       300.79    188.13    112.66     (75.46)
11 Netherlands                        258.89     25.47    233.43     207.96
12 Viet Nam                           252.52    221.43     31.09    (190.35)
13 Indonesia                          190.25    158.21     32.04    (126.17)
14 Saudi Arabia                       155.58    149.87      5.71    (144.16)

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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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