PH export basket has remained underdeveloped for decades—report
The Philippines’ export basket barely improved from 1995 to 2014, but it still has the potential to evolve through structural transformation and increased productivity…
Philippine merchandise trade hit its sixth consecutive month of decline in September 2019 as both imports and exports recorded decreases during the period, data…
The Philippines’ total merchandise trade dipped for the fifth consecutive month in August, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The total…
Philippine merchandise trade fell 1.3% year-on-year in July, dragged mainly by a slip in imports. For the fourth month in a row, Philippine merchandise…
Philippine exports recorded a small increment in May 2019 while imports continued to fall, leading merchandise trade to decline 3% to US$15.58 billion from…
Export, import surge fuels 16% growth of PH Feb trade
Double-digit growth in exports and imports pushed up by 16.1% the total merchandise trade of the Philippines in February 2017, according to the National…
The Philippines’ total merchandise trade grew 5% in October 2016, supported by growth in both imports and exports, according to the National Economic and…
PH exports reverse 17 months of downturn with 5.1% growth in Sept
The Philippines’ total merchandise trade grew 9.8% in September 2016, pulled into positive territory by the recovery of exports, according to the National Economic…
The Philippines has climbed four notches to 99th place out of 190 economies in the 2017 World Bank-International Finance Corporation Doing Business Report. In…
Philippine merchandise exports recorded a single-digit drop for the 17th consecutive month in August 2016 while imports were up double-digit. Data from the Philippine…
The Philippines’ total merchandise trade declined as exports continue to slide in July 2016, given that global economic recovery remains slow, according to the…
The Philippines was Asia’s consistent top imports performer for the first half of 2016 as the country’s merchandise imports grew 15.4% in June, according…
Weak demand from major export markets pulled down Philippine exports by 11.4% in June 2016, marking the 15th consecutive month of decline, according to…
Philippine merchandise exports declined for the 14th straight month in May 2016 to US$4.71 billion, a 3.8% decrease from the $4.90 billion recorded in…
Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Lilia B. De Lima has announced her retirement as head of the country’s premier investment promotion agency…
PPA details process for imposing export storage fees
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has issued a memorandum clarifying how storage charges for export cargoes are assessed. The clarification was issued in view…
