Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: November 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               9,089.63  4,943.64  4,146.00   (797.64)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,254.57    586.30    668.27     81.97
 2 China, People's Republic of      1,120.70    466.59    654.11    187.53
 3 United States Of America  2/     1,051.63    562.93    488.71    (74.22)
 4 Singapore                          895.72    432.88    462.85     29.97
 5 Hong Kong                          536.20    129.70    406.50    276.81
 6 Taiwan                             533.83    341.10    192.73   (148.37)
 7 Korea, Republic of                 515.33    365.25    150.07   (215.18)
 8 Thailand                           444.25    287.31    156.94   (130.36)
 9 United Arab Emirates               355.78    330.58     25.20   (305.38)
10 Malaysia  3/                       338.13    234.16    103.97   (130.20)
11 Indonesia                          260.39    222.39     38.00   (184.39)
12 Germany                            256.79    106.45    150.34     43.89
13 Saudi Arabia                       169.09    163.55      5.54   (158.01)
14 Netherlands                        149.81     25.15    124.66     99.51

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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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