Imports - commodities:
raw materials, machinery and equipment, fuels, vehicles and vehicle
parts, plastic, chemicals, grains
Imports - partners:
US 19.2%, Japan 17%, Singapore 7.9%, Taiwan 7.5%, China 6.3%, South
Korea 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, Hong Kong 4.1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$18.5 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$65.71 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
ODA commitments, $2 billion (2004)
Currency (code):
Philippine peso (PHP)
Currency code:
PHP
Exchange rates:
Philippine pesos per US dollar - 55.086 (2005), 56.04 (2004),
54.203 (2003), 51.604 (2002), 50.993 (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Philippines