Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: March 2012
(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 9,693.65 5,371.10 4,322.55 (1,048.56)
1 Japan 1/ 1,268.61 583.43 685.17 101.74
2 China, People's Republic of 1,204.55 562.49 642.07 79.58
3 United States Of America 2/ 1,158.19 489.94 668.25 178.31
4 Singapore 773.89 363.54 410.35 46.82
5 Saudi Arabia 511.72 507.85 3.87 (503.98)
6 Hong Kong 507.72 115.60 392.12 276.53
7 Taiwan 495.44 314.69 180.75 (133.94)
8 Korea, Republic of 470.91 341.78 129.13 (212.66)
9 Thailand 429.68 263.89 165.79 (98.10)
10 Malaysia 3/ 291.76 195.23 96.53 (98.70)
11 Indonesia 290.04 217.55 72.50 (145.05)
12 Qatar 226.90 223.21 3.68 (219.53)
13 Germany 224.16 98.77 125.39 26.62
14 United Arab Emirates 208.27 189.87 18.40 (171.47)
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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: May 25, 2012
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