Table 5  Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: June 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            9,415.39  5,101.21  4,314.18   (787.03)

 1 United States Of America  1/     1,477.63    803.42    674.20   (129.22)
 2 Japan  2/                        1,314.76    608.93    705.82     96.89
 3 China, People's Republic of      1,080.67    545.76    534.91    (10.86)
 4 Singapore                          716.21    323.14    393.07     69.93
 5 Korea, Republic of                 566.11    334.98    231.12   (103.86)
 6 Taiwan                             513.25    340.00    173.26   (166.74)
 7 Thailand                           481.70    320.21    161.48   (158.73)
 8 Hong Kong                          462.96    120.98    341.99    221.01
 9 Germany                            380.81    109.93    270.88    160.94
10 Indonesia                          274.12    235.01     39.10   (195.91)
11 Malaysia  3/                       270.23    188.15     82.08   (106.07)
12 Saudi Arabia                       246.93    241.71      5.22   (236.49)
13 Vietnam                            183.24    141.09     42.15    (98.94)
14 Netherlands                        172.02     25.65    146.37    120.72

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  Source: Foreign Trade Statistics Section
          Industry and Trade Statistics Department
          National Statistics Office
          Republic of the Philippines

 Notes:   1 Includes Alaska and Hawaii
          2 Includes Okinawa
          3 Includes Sabah and Sarawak
          Components may not add up to total due to rounding

 Page last updated:  August 28, 2012
 
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