Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: October 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              9,664.39  4,888.40  4,776.00   (112.40)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,363.56    601.20    762.35    161.15
 2 Singapore                        1,282.72    421.92    860.80    438.89
 3 United States Of America  2/     1,178.32    481.47    696.85    215.38
 4 China, People's Republic of      1,001.61    436.66    564.96    128.30
 5 Thailand                           490.58    303.32    187.26   (116.06)
 6 Taiwan                             478.63    326.71    151.92   (174.79)
 7 Hong Kong                          473.17    120.81    352.36    231.55
 8 Korea, Republic of                 451.29    306.29    145.00   (161.29)
 9 Saudi Arabia                       320.04    314.51      5.53   (308.97)
10 Malaysia  3/                       297.38    197.98     99.40    (98.58)
11 Indonesia                          258.14    223.23     34.92   (188.31)
12 Germany                            239.56     84.10    155.46     71.35
13 Netherlands                        182.94     21.24    161.70    140.47
14 Australia                          146.64    109.02     37.61    (71.41)

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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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