PH exports up 5% in Q3 on strong services performance

Philippine exports of goods and services expanded by 5.1% year-on-year to US$25 billion in the third quarter of 2019, an improvement from the year-on-year…

PH exports rebound slightly, imports dip in April

The Philippines’ merchandise trade in goods in April 2019 amounted to US$14.51 billion, a 1% decrease from the $14.66 billion external trade in the…

PH merchandise trade posts 10.5% growth in 2018

The Philippines’ total merchandise trade in 2018 increased 10.5% to US$182.15 billion from $164.81 billion in 2017, mainly due to the double-digit growth in…

Jan PH imports up 5.8% but exports down 1.7%

The Philippines’ merchandise trade in January 2019 reached US$14.31 billion, a 2.9% increase from the $13.91 billion year-on-year largely due to the growth in…

PH trade value slips 10.5% in Dec as imports, exports weaken

The Philippines’ merchandise trade in December 2018 decreased 10.5% to US$13.19 billion from $14.74 billion in the same period in 2017 as both imports…

PH exports fall, imports’ growth slows in Nov

The Philippines’ merchandise trade amounted to US$15.04 billion in November 2018, up 4.1% from $14.45 billion year-on-year, as continuous albeit slower growth in imports…

PH trade surges 14% in Oct on robust imports, export recovery

Philippine merchandise trade reached US$16.43 billion in October 2018, an increase of 14% from $14.41 billion in the same month last year, propelled by…

High imports push up PH Sept trade by 13.5%

The Philippines’ total merchandise trade grew 13.5% to US$15.58 billion in September 2018 from $13.72 billion in the same month last year due to…

PH exports up 0.3% in July after 5 months of decline

Philippine merchandise trade grew 17.5% in July 2018, reaching US$15.25 billion from $12.97 billion in the same month last year, backed by double-digit growth…

PH exports dip 0.1% as imports balloon 24% in June

Philippine merchandise trade grew 13.5% in June 2018, reaching US$14.8 billion from $12.99 billion in the same month last year, backed by a double-digit…

PH trade up 5% in May even as exports falter

Despite the continued decline in exports, the Philippines’ total external trade in goods increased 5.1% in May 2018, boosted by the double-digit growth of…

PH exports fall for third straight month in April

Despite the continued drop in exports, Philippine total merchandise trade still rose 8.8% to US$13.84 billion in April 2018 on the back of growth…

Feb trade gets a 10% lift from imports growth even as exports decline

Philippine merchandise trade picked up by 10% to US$12.4 billion in February 2018 from $11.26 billion in the same month last year, backed by…

PH exports increased 0.5, imports by 11.4% in Jan

The Philippines’ total external trade in goods in January 2018 totaled US$13.75 billion, a growth of 7% from $12.85 billion registered in the same…

PH goods trade up 9.9% in 2017

Total merchandise trade for the Philippines for full-year 2017 increased by 9.9% as imports and exports both posted positive growth rates that are higher…

PH keeps EU GSP+ privilege despite illegal drugs issue

The Philippines has retained its membership in the European Union’s (EU) Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) program, which allows duty-free access of Philippine…

PH trade up 11.8% in Nov

The Philippines’ total trade grew 11.8% to US$13.71 billion in November 2017 from $12.26 billion in the same month in 2016, pushing year-to-date growth…

PH Oct exports up 6.6%, imports by 13.1%

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) says continued export growth, economic cooperation, and trade facilitation initiatives will sustain trade gains, as total trade…

DTI identifying PH exporters to join online Asian trading platform

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has partnered with the Pan-Asian e-Commerce Alliance (PAA), a group of value-added service providers from 11 Asian…

PH exports up 4.3%, imports by 1.7% in Sept

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) expressed support for regional cooperation initiatives that will reduce trade costs and further boost Philippine trade, which…