Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: September 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              9,898.17  4,573.58  5,324.59     751.01

 1 Singapore                        1,698.86    415.46  1,283.40     867.94
 2 Japan  1/                        1,321.83    556.09    765.74     209.65
 3 China, People's Republic of      1,063.65    393.91    669.74     275.82
 4 United States Of America  2/     1,050.20    491.52    558.69      67.17
 5 Thailand                           545.88    376.38    169.50    (206.88)
 6 Korea, Republic of                 517.67    320.82    196.84    (123.98)
 7 Hong Kong                          505.84    121.86    383.98     262.11
 8 Taiwan                             490.14    288.55    201.59     (86.97)
 9 Malaysia  3/                       288.36    174.07    114.28     (59.79)
10 Germany                            255.79    100.19    155.60      55.41
11 Netherlands                        213.78     21.77    192.00     170.23
12 Indonesia                          185.47    152.97     32.50    (120.48)
13 United Arab Emirates               176.11    156.42     19.69    (136.72)
14 Saudi Arabia                       174.36    161.86     12.50    (149.35)

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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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