Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: July 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              9,181.66  4,677.54  4,504.12   (173.42)

 1 United States Of America  1/     1,190.74    471.41    719.33    247.92
 2 Japan  2/                        1,178.51    607.56    570.94    (36.62)
 3 Singapore                        1,174.84    381.09    793.75    412.66
 4 China, People's Republic of        777.78    383.73    394.05     10.32
 5 Hong Kong                          530.16    119.88    410.29    290.41
 6 Thailand                           513.92    359.92    154.00   (205.92)
 7 Korea, Republic of                 490.89    298.92    191.97   (106.95)
 8 Taiwan                             461.49    331.42    130.06   (201.36)
 9 Malaysia  3/                       396.55    239.36    157.19    (82.17)
10 Germany                            389.51    100.27    289.25    188.98
11 United Arab Emirates               257.59    240.63     16.96   (223.67)
12 Netherlands                        237.40     22.13    215.27    193.14
13 Indonesia                          231.38    192.71     38.66   (154.05)
14 Vietnam                            208.30    153.76     54.53    (99.23)

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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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