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Philippine exports, imports hit record highs in March

Philippine merchandise exports and imports surged to record highs in March 2026, led by a boom in the electronic products sector and robust trade...

Philippine agricultural trade rose 3.8% in February 2026

The Philippines' total agricultural trade reached $2.33 billion in February 2026, up 3.8 percent from the same month in 2025, according to the Philippine...

Some macro-economic fundamentals are not sound

It is not true that this country’s macro-economic fundamentals are all sound. Some of the fundamentals are not sound. ​When Philippine economic management authorities are...

Exports to sustain growth in 2026

THE Philippines is preparing for further export expansion this year, following a record performance in merchandise exports in 2025, Department of Trade and Industry...

Agricultural trade deficit narrowed 27% in December

The Philippines narrowed its agricultural trade deficit in December 2025 as a surge in tropical fruit exports and a dip in import spending bolstered...

PSEi gains for 2nd day as peso strengthens to 58.74

The Philippine Stock Exchange index, or PSEi, the local stock barometer, closed higher for a second straight trading day Wednesday following the recent appreciation...

Philippine exports hit record $84.41 billion, reduce trade gap

Philippine merchandise exports surged 15.2 percent in 2025 to reach an all-time high of $84.41 billion, led by a late-year rally in electronic shipments...

November trade deficit fell as exports surged 21.3%

Philippine exports jumped 21.3 percent in November 2025 from a year ago on the back of strong electronics shipments, narrowing the country’s trade deficit...

Philippine exports jumped 19.4% in October, cut trade deficit

Philippine exports soared 19.4 percent year-on-year in October 2025 to $7.39 billion, led by electronic shipments, while the country's total imports fell 6.5 percent...

Philippine exports up $7.25b in September despite higher US tariffs

Philippine exports soared by 15.9 percent in September 2025 to $7.25 billion, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).  This significant annual jump from $6.26...

Philippine exports grow at slowest pace in 8 months after new US tariffs

Philippine exports grew at their slowest pace in eight months in August after the United States imposed a 19-percent headline tariff on Aug. 7,...

Philippines’ BOP position posted $359-million surplus in August 2025

The Philippines posted a balance of payments (BOP) surplus of $359 million in August 2025, reversing the $167-million deficit in July and the $88-million...

Trade deficit hit $24.41b in first six months, says PSA

Exports grew faster than imports in the first half of 2025, but the country continued to incur a wide trade deficit that affects its...

Philippine exports jumped 17% in July ahead of higher US tariff

Philippine exports jumped 17.3 percent year-on-year in July 2025 ahead of the imposition by the United States of higher tariff rates. The Philippine Statistics Authority...
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