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 3.1% year-on-year in Aug

The Philippines’ merchandise trade amounted to US$15.84 billion in August 2018, an increase of 7.8% from $14.69 billion in the same month in 2017…

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…

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 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 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…

PH imports up 16.6% and exports, 13.7% in May

Philippine trade in May 2017 grew 15.4% to US$13.7 billion from $11.9 billion in May 2016, owing to double-digit increases in both imports and…