Table 5 Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: May 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 10,317.67 5,386.08 4,931.60 (454.48)
1 Japan 1/ 1,617.56 484.39 1,133.17 648.78
2 United States Of America 2/ 1,366.37 652.26 714.11 61.84
3 China, People's Republic of 1,157.72 597.07 560.64 (36.43)
4 Thailand 900.15 331.23 568.92 237.69
5 Singapore 765.18 426.78 338.39 (88.39)
6 Korea, Republic of 708.25 565.96 142.29 (423.67)
7 Taiwan 616.88 476.61 140.27 (336.34)
8 Hong Kong 472.76 125.59 347.17 221.59
9 Malaysia 3/ 403.08 315.65 87.43 (228.21)
10 Germany 300.04 150.65 149.39 (1.25)
11 Indonesia 263.57 194.87 68.70 (126.17)
12 Saudi Arabia 249.99 246.29 3.70 (242.60)
13 Netherlands 158.62 26.53 132.09 105.57
14 United Arab Emirates 144.72 120.98 23.73 (97.25)
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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: July 25, 2012
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