Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: April 2011
         (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             9,799.34  5,497.19  4,302.15 (1,195.04)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,182.05    440.04    742.01    301.97
 2 United States Of America  2/     1,176.87    609.50    567.38    (42.12)
 3 China, People's Republic of      1,010.15    519.88    490.27    (29.61)
 4 Singapore                          918.08    459.52    458.56     (0.95)
 5 Taiwan                             673.72    453.83    219.89   (233.95)
 6 Hong Kong                          533.70    108.33    425.37    317.04
 7 Korea, Republic of                 531.02    319.54    211.48   (108.06)
 8 Thailand                           496.52    303.14    193.38   (109.76)
 9 Iran                               337.51    335.77      1.74   (334.02)
10 Malaysia  3/                       305.13    217.45     87.68   (129.77)
11 Russian Federation                 278.85    277.25      1.59   (275.66)
12 Germany                            270.00    138.16    131.84     (6.33)
13 Indonesia                          248.21    197.74     50.47   (147.27)
14 Saudi Arabia                       243.33    238.65      4.68   (233.96)

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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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