PH exports, imports fall in Sept

Philippine merchandise trade hit its sixth consecutive month of decline in September 2019 as both imports and exports recorded decreases during the period, data…

PH trade down 7% in Aug

The Philippines’ total merchandise trade dipped for the fifth consecutive month in August, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The total…

PH exports rise 3.5%, imports drop 4.2% in July

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…

PH exports up, imports down in June

Philippine merchandise exports grew 1.5% while imports declined 10.4% in June, resulting in a 5.8% dip in the country’s trade in goods to $14.49…

PH imports dip 5.4% but exports rise 1% in May

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…

PH sees drop in trading across borders indicator in WB doing business report

The Philippines slipped 11 places to 124th out of 190 economies in the latest World Bank (WB) Ease of Doing Business report. Trading across…

BOC surpasses May collection target by 3.9%

The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported that it hit its revenue collection target for May 2018, collecting P52.601 billion, 3.9% higher than the…

Robust exports, imports push up March PH trade by 23%

The Philippines recorded a 22.7% growth in trade for March this year, following notable progress in exports and imports. Total trade value in March…

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…

PH trade up 5% in Oct

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…

PH leaps 4 places in ‘Doing Business’ ranking

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…

PH exports down 4.4%, but imports up 12% in Aug

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…

PH exports fall anew in July

The Philippines’ total merchandise trade declined as exports continue to slide in July 2016, given that global economic recovery remains slow, according to the…

PH May imports up 39%

The increase in local demand for capital and consumer goods drove imports growth by 39.3% year-on-year in May 2016, according to the National Economic…

PH April imports up 29% on back of higher purchases of capital goods

Philippine imports grew 29.2% in April 2016 from a year ago due to double-digit growth in purchases of capital goods, raw materials and intermediate…

PH cargo volume up 6.4%, box traffic down 9% in Q1

Cargo volume handled by Philippine ports increased 6.4% in the first quarter due to higher foreign and domestic cargoes handled. Data from the Philippine…

PH imports outlook upbeat despite 26% decline in Dec

Philippine merchandise imports declined 25.8% in December 2015 from the year-ago level, the steepest monthly decline recorded since April 2009 and halting consecutive months…

PH import payments up 10% in Nov

The Philippines’ merchandise imports grew by 10.1% in November 2015, topping the import performances of 10 of its Asian peers, according to the National…