Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: August 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             9,048.64  4,926.09  4,122.55   (803.54)

 1 Japan  1/                        1,232.01    580.06    651.95     71.89
 2 China, People's Republic of      1,138.22    521.71    616.51     94.79
 3 United States Of America  2/     1,099.08    485.55    613.53    127.98
 4 Singapore                          693.52    349.95    343.57     (6.38)
 5 Korea, Republic of                 543.97    334.19    209.77   (124.42)
 6 Thailand                           535.62    351.91    183.71   (168.20)
 7 Hong Kong                          492.35    150.40    341.95    191.56
 8 Taiwan                             463.94    307.61    156.33   (151.28)
 9 Saudi Arabia                       365.28    360.97      4.31   (356.67)
10 Malaysia  3/                       300.57    205.02     95.55   (109.47)
11 Indonesia                          244.73    195.67     49.06   (146.61)
12 Germany                            243.13     96.53    146.60     50.06
13 Iran                               195.78    192.30      3.48   (188.81)
14 Netherlands                        187.93     27.69    160.24    132.55


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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

 Page last updated:  October 25, 2011
 
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