REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 1. Total Trade by Month and Year: 2018-2020  Comparison of the Total Trade of the Philippines, by Month and Year: 2018-2020. (Table 1)
(FOB Value in USD million)

Cumulative
Balance of Trade
 Co mp ariso n of the Total Tra de (1) o f the Philipp ines, by Month and Year: 2018-2 020.  Comparison of the Total Trade of the Philippines, by Month and Year: 2018-2020.
Total Trade Imports Exports Balance of Trade
Month/Year in Goods Total Trade Imports Exports

17,033.14
in Goods Total Trade (1) Imports (2) Exports (3) Balance of Trade in Goods (4) Cumulative Total Trade (5) Imports (6) Exports (7) Balance of Trade in Goods (8)

16,256.00
16,145.45

16,129.20
16,064.28
16,048.60

16,031.02
15,949.24

15,610.04

15,568.37
15,396.59

15,385.95

15,347.11
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

15,103.41
15,081.79

14,935.51

14,898.08
14,858.41
18,000

14,662.79
14,538.91
January

14,463.03
14,388.75

14,321.26
14,289.40

13,656.43
13,629.94
2018 r 14,538.91 8,882.70 5,656.21 -3,226.49 14,538.91 8,882.70 5,656.21 -3,226.49

13,425.91
13,236.57

13,221.57
200,000

12,987.96

12,822.65
2019 r 14,858.41 9,565.31 5,293.10 -4,272.21 14,858.41 9,565.31 5,293.10 -4,272.21 16,000

12,457.55

12,137.60
2020 r 15,081.79 9,293.02 5,788.77 -3,504.24 15,081.79 9,293.02 5,788.77 -3,504.24

11,453.86
February 14,000

10,388.77
2018 r 12,987.96 7,762.25 5,225.71 -2,536.55 27,526.87 16,644.95 10,881.92 -5,763.03
2019 r 13,236.57 7,984.95 5,251.62 -2,733.32 28,094.98 17,550.26 10,544.72 -7,005.54 12,000
150,000
2020 r 12,457.55 7,056.87 5,400.68 -1,656.18 27,539.34 16,349.88 11,189.46 -5,160.42
March
10,000
2018 r 14,388.75 8,364.28 6,024.47 -2,339.80 41,915.62 25,009.23 -8,102.84 16,906.39

6,116.73
2019 r 15,396.59 9,365.80 6,030.80 -3,335.00 43,491.58 26,916.06 16,575.52 -10,340.54
8,000
2020 r 11,453.86 6,911.07 4,542.78 -2,368.29 38,993.20 23,260.96 15,732.24 -7,528.72
April 100,000
2018 r 14,662.79 9,180.81 5,481.97 -3,698.84 56,578.41 34,190.04 22,388.37 -11,801.68 6,000
2019 r 15,103.41 9,451.19 5,652.23 -3,798.96 58,594.99 36,367.24 22,227.74 -14,139.50
2020 r 6,116.73 3,282.71 2,834.01 -448.70 45,109.92 26,543.67 18,566.25 -7,977.42 4,000
May
2018 r 16,064.28 9,972.39 6,091.89 -3,880.50 72,642.68 44,162.43 28,480.26 -15,682.17 2,000 50,000
2019 r 16,048.60 9,848.90 6,199.69 -3,649.21 74,643.58 46,216.15 28,427.44 -17,788.71
2020 r 10,388.77 5,854.95 4,533.82 -1,321.14 55,498.70 32,398.62 23,100.07 -9,298.55 0
June y r r r y r r r h r r r r il r r r ay r r r
ne
r r r ly r r r st r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r p
ar 18 19 20 ar 18 19 20 a rc 0 1
8 1 9 020 Ap 018 019 020 M 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 Ju 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 Ju 18 19 20 gu 18 19 20 be 18 19 20 be 18 19 20 be 18 19 20 be 18 19 20
2018 r 15,385.95 9,469.46 5,916.49 -3,552.96 88,028.63 53,631.88 34,396.75 -19,235.14 nu 20 20 20 b ru 20 20 20 M 2 20 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 20 20 Au 20 20 20 m 20 20 20 c to 20 20 20 em 20 20 20 m 20 20 20
Ja Fe
te O ov ce
2019 r 14,935.51 8,785.68 6,149.83 -2,635.85 89,579.09 55,001.83 34,577.27 -20,424.56 S ep N De
0
2020 r 12,137.60 6,756.54 5,381.06 -1,375.48 67,636.30 39,155.17 28,481.13 -10,674.04
July
2018 r
15,949.24 9,982.73 5,966.51 -4,016.22 103,977.87 63,614.61 40,363.25 -23,251.36
2019 r 16,145.45 9,893.35 6,252.11 -3,641.24 105,724.54 64,895.17 40,829.37 -24,065.80
2020 r 13,221.57 7,540.61 5,680.96 -1,859.65 80,857.87 46,695.78 34,162.09 -12,533.69 The comparison of the total trade in the Philippines is shown using line graph. The line is divided by month then the movement is seen in the years 2018-2020. As you
August can see, every January the total trade increases every year. All trades during February to December 2020 decreased. -50,000
y r r r ry r r r r r r l r r r r r r r r r r r r st r r r er r r r er r r r r r r er r r
2018 r 16,031.02 9,814.79 6,216.23 -3,598.56 120,008.89 73,429.40 46,579.48 -26,849.92 ar ch ri ay ne ly er p
1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 r ua 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 a r 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 A p 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 M 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 J u 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 J u 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 g u 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 m b 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 o b 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 m b 0 1 8 0 1 9 0 2 0 m b 0 1 8 0 1 9 2 0
nu 20 ct
2019 r 15,610.04 9,307.45 6,302.58 -3,004.87 121,334.58 74,202.63 47,131.95 -27,070.67 On 2018, the trade in the months of Febuary to April, July and December increased when the year 2019 came but on the year 2020, the total trade decreased. During Ja 2 2 b 2 2 2 M 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Au 2 2 2 te 2 2 2 2 2 2 ve 2 2 2 ce 2 2 20
Fe p O o De
2020 r 12,822.65 7,326.70 5,495.95 -1,830.76 93,680.52 54,022.48 39,658.04 -14,364.45 May, June, and August to November, the year 2018 has the highest total trade but it gradually decreased as years passed by. Se N
September
2018 r 16,129.20 10,076.42 6,052.78 -4,023.64 136,138.09 83,505.83 52,632.26 -30,873.56 The highest total trade occured on October 2018 and the lowest total trade was on April 2020. 14,278.94 is the average total trade for years 2018-2020. Total trade for
2019 r 15,568.37 9,488.56 6,079.81 -3,408.76 136,902.95 83,691.19 53,211.76 -30,479.43 3 years was 514,041.86, with the year 2018 having 182,148.27 then increasing to 182,520.06 on 2019 but it immensely decreased on year 2020 having only
2020 r 14,289.40 8,036.09 6,253.30 -1,782.79 107,969.92 62,058.58 45,911.34 -16,147.24 149,373.52 total trade.
October
2018 r 17,033.14 10,724.29 6,308.84 -4,415.45 153,171.23 94,230.12 58,941.11 -35,289.01 The comparison of the total trade in the Philippines is shown using line graph. The line is divided by month then the movement is seen per year.
2019 r 16,256.00 9,914.28 6,341.73 -3,572.55 153,158.95 93,605.46 59,553.49 -34,051.97
The total trade every January increases every year. All trades during February to December 2020 decreased. The highest total trade occured on October 2018
2020 r 14,321.26 8,053.59 6,267.67 -1,785.91 122,291.18 70,112.16 52,179.02 -17,933.15
November
and the lowest total trade was on April 2020. 14,278.94 is the average total trade for years 2018-2020. Total trade for 3 years was 514,041.86, with the year
2018 having 182,148.27 then increasing to 182,520.06 on 2019 but it immensely decreased on year 2020 having only 149,373.52 total trade.
2018 r 15,347.11 9,710.64 5,636.46 -4,074.18 168,518.33 103,940.76 64,577.57 -39,363.19
2019 r 14,898.08 9,275.21 5,622.87 -3,652.34 168,057.03 102,880.67 65,176.36 -37,704.31
Imports on March to August 2020 decreased a lot but gradually returned to normal on the next few months. Highest import happened on October 2018 and the
2020 r 13,425.91 7,575.87 5,850.04 -1,725.83 135,717.09 77,688.03 58,029.06 -19,658.97
lowest import was on April 2020. Total imports on Year 2018-2020 is 310,040.66 and the average import was 8,612.24.
December
Exportation had minimal changes throughout the months and years. The noticable change that happened was when it became the lowest on April 2020 reaching
2018 r 13,629.94 8,900.09 4,729.85 -4,170.24 182,148.27 112,840.85 69,307.43 -43,533.42 only 2,834.01. Average Export was 5,666.70 having a total of 204,001.20 exports. More imports happened than exports on the years 2018-2020 seen on the
2019 r 14,463.03 8,712.41 5,750.62 -2,961.78 182,520.06 111,593.08 70,926.98 -40,666.10 balance of Goods being negative value throughout the years totaling -106,039.45 with average of -2,945.54.
2020 p 13,656.43 7,918.69 5,737.73 -2,180.96 149,373.52 85,606.73 63,766.79 -21,839.93

Details may not add up to total due to rounding.

p - Preliminary In cumulative, highest trade, import, export and balance of goods happend every December and the lowest happens on the month of January.
r - Revised
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Cumulative Total Trade occured the highest on December 2019 and the lowest was on January 2018. The average for 3 years was 91,164 with the cumulative
total trade of 3,281,903.90.

Cumulative Import occured the highest on December 2018 and the lowest was on January 2018. The average for 3 years was 54,993.14 with the cumulative
total trade of 1,979,752.93. Cumulative Export occured the highest on December 2019 and the lowest was on January 2019. The average for 3 years was
36,721.27 with the cumulative total trade of 1,285,244.58. Cumulative balance of the trade in goods has a negative balance of 677,601.96, averaging
-18,822.28.
 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 3. Philippine Exports by Commodity Groups

December 2020 and 2019
(FOB Value in USD million)

2020 2019 Growth

Percent Percent Rate (in
Commodity Groups December p
December r percent)
Share Share
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Total Exports: 5,737.73 100.0 5,750.62 100.0 -0.2

1 Electronic Products 3,610.77 62.9 3,442.82 59.9 4.9

a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 2,717.11 47.4 2,671.99 46.5 1.7
b) Electronic Data Processing 573.37 10.0 513.44 8.9 11.7
c) Office Equipment 43.11 0.8 48.52 0.8 -11.2
d) Consumer Electronics 96.26 1.7 47.52 0.8 102.6
e) Telecommunication 30.66 0.5 48.53 0.8 -36.8
f) Communication/Radar 51.62 0.9 54.94 1.0 -6.0
g) Control and Instrumentation 69.18 1.2 27.85 0.5 148.4
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 21.48 0.4 12.74 0.2 68.6
i) Automotive Electronics 7.98 0.1 17.29 0.3 -53.8
2 Other Manufactured Goods 278.62 4.9 273.35 4.8 1.9
3 Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets Used in Vehicles,
Aircrafts and Ships 1/ 215.43 3.8 190.84 3.3 12.9
4 Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, Of Refined Copper 138.99 2.4 175.85 3.1 -21.0
5 Machinery & Transport Equipment 138.81 2.4 156.21 2.7 -11.1
6 Metal Components 2/ 117.36 2.0 97.95 1.7 19.8
7 Other Mineral Products 116.78 2.0 79.38 1.4 47.1
8 Chemicals 111.97 2.0 102.61 1.8 9.1
9 Gold 3/ 96.31 1.7 96.81 1.7 -0.5
10 Misc. Manufactured Articles, n.e.s. 80.98 1.4 66.75 1.2 21.3

TOP TEN EXPORTS TOTAL 4,906.03 85.5 4,682.57 81.4 4.8

11 Electronic Eqpt. and Parts 75.47 1.3 65.44 1.1 15.3

12 Processed Food and Beverages 67.11 1.2 76.09 1.3 -11.8
13 Coconut Oil 4/ 61.11 1.1 82.22 1.4 -25.7
14 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories 60.89 1.1 68.81 1.2 -11.5
15 Woodcrafts and Furniture 49.90 0.9 50.06 0.9 -0.3
16 Travel Goods and Handbags 44.62 0.8 77.65 1.4 -42.5
17 Bananas (Fresh) 42.80 0.7 158.63 2.8 -73.0
18 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 39.94 0.7 58.92 1.0 -32.2
19 Processed Tropical Fruits 26.86 0.5 26.11 0.5 2.9
20 Textile Yarns/Fabrics 25.23 0.4 18.62 0.3 35.5
21 Fish, fresh or preserved of which: Shrimps & Prawns 20.79 0.4 17.16 0.3 21.2
22 Special Transactions 5/ 20.13 0.4 37.63 0.7 -46.5
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 18.51 0.3 17.30 0.3 7.0
24 Dessicated Coconut 17.52 0.3 21.52 0.4 -18.6
25 Lumber 16.87 0.3 14.87 0.3 13.4
26 Tuna 6/ 16.56 0.3 36.19 0.6 -54.3
27 Copper Concentrates 16.36 0.3 13.34 0.2 22.6
28 Seaweeds and Carageenan 16.23 0.3 17.49 0.3 -7.2
29 Baby Carr., Toys, Games, and Sporting Goods 16.18 0.3 15.44 0.3 4.8
30 Natural Rubber 14.23 0.2 8.54 0.1 66.7
31 Plywood 10.32 0.2 7.63 0.1 35.2
32 Footwear 9.92 0.2 12.12 0.2 -18.1
33 Unmanufactured Tobacco 9.32 0.2 13.94 0.2 -33.1
34 Other Products Manufactured from Materials Imported on
Consignment Basis 8.01 0.1 12.05 0.2 -33.5
35 Activated Carbon 7.91 0.1 8.72 0.2 -9.3
36 Basketworks 5.54 0.1 3.01 0.1 84.2
37 Other Forest Products 4.29 0.1 2.73 0.0 57.1
38 Other Fruits and Vegetables 3.99 0.1 3.65 0.1 9.3
39 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 3.94 0.1 5.69 0.1 -30.9
40 Fertilizers, Manufactured 3.77 0.1 2.11 0.0 78.9
41 Other Agro-based 3.67 0.1 4.27 0.1 -14.0
42 Iron Ore Agglomerates 3.49 0.1 a - -
43 Iron & Steel 2.65 0.0 3.78 0.1 -29.9
44 Abaca Fibers 2.19 0.0 2.09 0.0 4.9
45 Fine Jewelry 2.06 0.0 2.21 0.0 -6.7
46 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 1.39 0.0 0.82 0.0 70.1
47 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen 1.26 0.0 1.41 0.0 -10.5
48 Other Sugar and Products 0.75 0.0 0.83 0.0 -10.1
49 Other Coconut Product 0.72 0.0 5.39 0.1 -86.5
50 Others 79.19 1.4 93.60 1.6 -15.4

Growth rates were computed from actual values

1/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles
2/ excludes brakes & servo-brakes
3/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
4/ includes crude and refined
5/ replacements and goods returned to the country whence exported
6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers
a no export data
0.0 percent shares less than 0.05 but not equal to zero
- no percent share/no growth rate
p preliminary
r revised
 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 4. Philippine Exports by Commodity Groups

January to December 2020 and 2019
(FOB Value in USD million)

2020 2019 Growth Rate

Commodity Groups Jan-Dec p Jan-Dec r (in percent)
(1) (2) (3)

Total Exports 63,766.79 70,926.98 -10.1

1 Electronic Products 36,983.70 40,021.99 -7.6

a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 28,073.21 29,792.39 -5.8
b) Electronic Data Processing 5,676.76 6,532.36 -13.1
c) Office Equipment 512.44 654.28 -21.7
d) Consumer Electronics 883.11 826.27 6.9
e) Telecommunication 311.03 639.31 -51.3
f) Communication/Radar 572.56 909.70 -37.1
g) Control and Instrumentation 623.67 379.77 64.2
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 163.09 124.09 31.4
i) Automotive Electronics 167.84 163.81 2.5
2 Other Manufactured Goods 3,629.65 4,034.16 -10.0
Ignition Wiring Set and Other Wiring Sets Used in
3 Vehicles, Aircrafts and Ships 1/ 1,885.85 2,346.67 -19.6
Cathodes & Sections Of Cathodes, Of Refined Copper
4 1,434.42 1,252.81 14.5
5 Machinery & Transport Equipment 2,203.55 2,685.58 -17.9
6 Metal Components 2/ 1,203.17 1,449.61 -17.0
7 Other Mineral Products 2,024.58 1,466.07 38.1
8 Chemicals 1,152.19 1,351.79 -14.8
9 Gold 3/ 1,203.78 1,381.59 -12.9
10 Misc. Manufactured Articles, n.e.s. 757.06 928.16 -18.4
11 Electronic Eqpt. and Parts 799.54 1,121.86 -28.7
12 Processed Food and Beverages 675.79 801.14 -15.6
13 Coconut Oil 4/ 846.69 932.04 -9.2
14 Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories 641.97 927.59 -30.8
15 Woodcrafts and Furniture 501.89 550.64 -8.9
16 Travel Goods and Handbags 418.17 744.54 -43.8
17 Bananas (Fresh) 1,552.01 1,953.84 -20.6
18 Pineapple and Pineapple Products 653.35 614.34 6.3
19 Processed Tropical Fruits 397.34 353.44 12.4
20 Textile Yarns/Fabrics 307.97 216.02 42.6
21 Fish, fresh or preserved of which: Shrimps & Prawns 213.97 260.23 -17.8
22 Special Transactions 5/ 258.20 693.55 -62.8
23 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 211.79 247.79 -14.5
24 Dessicated Coconut 252.34 256.75 -1.7
25 Lumber 175.40 204.44 -14.2
26 Tuna 6/ 468.39 469.24 -0.2
27 Copper Concentrates 159.18 552.58 -71.2
28 Seaweeds and Carageenan 189.85 250.93 -24.3
29 Baby Carr., Toys, Games, and Sporting Goods 149.06 185.54 -19.7
30 Natural Rubber 97.30 79.14 23.0
31 Plywood 88.14 88.30 -0.2
32 Footwear 112.47 131.98 -14.8
33 Unmanufactured Tobacco 129.81 154.45 -16.0
Other Products Manufactured from Materials Imported
34 on Consignment Basis 114.45 193.30 -40.8
35 Activated Carbon 118.38 129.00 -8.2
36 Basketworks 45.54 32.33 40.9
37 Other Forest Products 44.86 64.75 -30.7
38 Other Fruits and Vegetables 49.39 60.58 -18.5
39 Copra Oil Cake or Meal 39.66 60.78 -34.7
40 Fertilizers, Manufactured 22.69 26.71 -15.1
41 Other Agro-based 68.89 57.20 20.4
42 Iron Ore Agglomerates 153.71 14.26 977.6
43 Iron & Steel 31.07 91.07 -65.9
44 Abaca Fibers 27.70 23.58 17.5
45 Fine Jewelry 16.46 33.94 -51.5
46 Ceramic Tiles and Decor 13.07 19.55 -33.1
47 Shrimps and Prawns, Fresh, Chilled or Frozen 16.93 38.45 -56.0
48 Other Sugar and Products 8.42 7.02 19.8
49 Other Coconut Product 21.76 44.69 -51.3
50 Others 1,195.25 1,320.97 -9.5

Growth rates were computed from actual values

1/ consists only of electrical wiring harness for motor vehicles
2/ excludes brakes & servo-brakes
3/ extracted from copper ores and concentrates
4/ includes crude and refined
5/ replacements and goods returned to the country whence exported
6/ includes fresh, frozen, prepared or preserved in airtight containers
p preliminary
r revised
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 7. Philippine Export Statistics from the Top Ten Countries: December 2020 and 2019
(FOB Value in USD million)

Annual Growth Rate

2020 2019
(in percent)
Countries Percent Percent Percent Percent
December p Jan-Dec p December r Jan-Dec r Current Cumulative
Share Share Share Share
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
Distribution of Philippine Export to the Top Ten Countries, January to December 2020. (Table 7)
Total Exports 5,737.73 100.0 63,766.79 100.0 5,750.62 100.0 70,926.98 100.0 -0.2 -10.1

Top 10 Countries Total 4,780.89 83.3 53,150.55 83.4 4,741.47 82.5 57,972.41 81.7 0.8 -8.3
Top 10 Countries Total Jan-Dec 2020
1 Hong Kong 945.10 16.5 9,092.59 14.3 885.21 15.4 9,624.90 13.6 6.8 -5.5 Hong Kong 9,092.59
Pie Graph was used to show the distribution of the Philippine Export
2 United States Of America 1/ 915.54 16.0 9,707.28 15.2 904.99 15.7 11,566.73 16.3 1.2 -16.1 United States Of America 1/ 9,707.28
in 10 countries from January to December 2020. The total export in
3 China, People's Republic of 810.31 14.1 9,593.52 15.0 835.52 14.5 9,814.43 13.8 -3.0 -2.3 China, People's Republic of 9,593.52
the 10 countries for January to December 2020 was 53,150.55.
4 Japan 2/ 768.22 13.4 9,897.22 15.5 806.44 14.0 10,674.92 15.1 -4.7 -7.3 Japan 2/ 9,897.22
Average export is 5,315.06. It shows that highest export was on
5 Singapore 278.50 4.9 3,757.42 5.9 336.95 5.9 3,831.79 5.4 -17.3 -1.9 Singapore 3,757.42
Japan having 19% while the lowest export happens in the country of
6 Thailand 262.95 4.6 2,881.97 4.5 234.00 4.1 2,972.48 4.2 12.4 -3.0 Thailand 2,881.97
7 Germany 220.52 3.8 2,366.95 3.7 196.65 3.4 2,723.24 3.8 12.1 -13.1 Germany 2,366.95
Vietnam having only 2% of the exportation. Exportation at Korea,
8 Korea, Republic of 214.05 3.7 2,525.50 4.0 239.89 4.2 3,240.83 4.6 -10.8 -22.1 Korea, Republic of 2,525.50
Germany and Thailand are all 5%. USA and China also has the
9 Taiwan 210.47 3.7 2,055.63 3.2 191.25 3.3 2,253.46 3.2 10.1 -8.8 Taiwan 2,055.63 same 18% export distribution.
10 Vietnam 155.24 2.7 1,272.47 2.0 110.57 1.9 1,269.64 1.8 40.4 0.2 Vietnam 1,272.47

Other Countries 956.84 16.7 10,616.24 16.6 1,009.15 17.5 12,954.57 18.3 -5.2 -18.1

11 Malaysia 3/ 153.48 2.7 1,742.80 2.7 172.81 3.0 1,825.27 2.6 -11.2 -4.5
12 Netherlands 146.65 2.6 1,892.67 3.0 163.61 2.8 2,266.05 3.2 -10.4 -16.5 Distribution of Philippine ExportKorea,
to theTaiwan
Top Ten Countries, January to December 2020.
Vietnam
13 Indonesia 82.03 1.4 453.44 0.7 49.64 0.9 829.02 1.2 65.3 -45.3 Republic of Hong Kong
14 Switzerland 53.18 0.9 450.30 0.7 24.78 0.4 417.29 0.6 114.6 7.9 Germany
15 Mexico 50.33 0.9 545.24 0.9 65.01 1.1 672.27 0.9 -22.6 -18.9 Thailand
16 India 48.70 0.8 547.98 0.9 38.71 0.7 545.45 0.8 25.8 0.5
17 Canada 39.47 0.7 390.13 0.6 37.64 0.7 621.07 0.9 4.9 -37.2
18 Australia 37.09 0.6 356.94 0.6 25.52 0.4 398.10 0.6 45.4 -10.3
19 France 33.46 0.6 472.12 0.7 53.54 0.9 801.57 1.1 -37.5 -41.1
20 UK Great Britain and N. Ireland 28.72 0.5 404.58 0.6 33.32 0.6 506.04 0.7 -13.8 -20.1
;
21 Others 283.71 4.9 3,360.05 5.3 344.55 6.0 4,072.44 5.7 -17.7 -17.5 ; 2,055.63;
; 1,272.47;
Singapore2,525.50; 4%2% ; 9,092.59;
5%
; 2,366.95; 17%
4% ;
Details may not add up to total due to rounding. 2,881.97;
5%
1/ includes Alaska and Hawaii United
2/ includes Okinawa States Of
3/ includes Sabah and Sarawak America
1/;
p preliminary 9,707.28;
r revised 18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Japan 2/;
; 3,757.42;
7% 9,897.22; China,
19%
People's
Republic of

;
9,593.52;
18%
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PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 8. Philippine Export Statistics by Selected Economic Bloc: December 2020 and 2019
(FOB Value in USD million)

Annual Growth Rate

2020 2019
(in percent)
Economic Bloc Percent Percent Percent Percent
December p Jan-Dec p December r Jan-Dec r Current Cumulative
Share Share Share Share
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Total Exports 5,737.73 63,766.79 5,750.62 70,926.98 -0.2 -10.1

1 APEC 1/ 4,939.93 86.1 54,491.74 85.5 4,920.50 85.6 59,874.92 84.4 0.4 -9.0
2 East Asia 2/ 2,948.75 51.4 33,175.30 52.0 2,960.28 51.5 35,630.55 50.2 -0.4 -6.9
3 ASEAN 3/ 938.37 16.4 10,189.88 16.0 911.70 15.9 10,815.67 15.2 2.9 -5.8
4 European Union ( EU ) 4/ 571.02 10.0 6,834.28 10.7 614.44 10.7 8,285.40 11.7 -7.1 -17.5
5 Rest of the World 5/ 220.62 3.8 2,352.25 3.7 206.52 3.6 2,662.01 3.8 6.8 -11.6

Details may includes

not add up to total Brunei
Australia, due to rounding.
Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, S. Korea, Malaysia,Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru,
1/ Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and United States of America (includes Alaska and Hawaii)
2/ includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, N. Korea, S. Korea and Taiwan
3/ includes Brunei Darussalam,
includes Austria, Cambodia,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Indonesia,
Croatia, Cyprus,Laos,
CzechMalaysia,
Republic,Myanmar,
Denmark,Singapore, Thailand
Estonia, Finland, and Vietnam
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
4/ Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and UK Great Britain
5/ includes all other countries not included in the economic bloc
p preliminary
r revised
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
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PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 9. Philippine Imports by Commodity Groups

December 2020 and 2019
(FOB Value in USD million)

2020 2019 Growth

Percent Percent Rate (in
Commodity Groups December p
December r
percent)
Share Share
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Total Imports 7,918.69 100.0 8,712.41 100.0 -9.1

1 Electronic Products 2,288.92 28.9 2,127.52 24.4 7.6

a) Components/Devices (Semiconductors) 1,517.85 19.2 1,419.11 16.3 7.0
b) Electronic Data Processing 348.42 4.4 298.47 3.4 16.7
c) Office Equipment 9.55 0.1 22.34 0.3 -57.3
d) Consumer Electronics 98.33 1.2 80.79 0.9 21.7
e) Telecommunication 123.22 1.6 99.85 1.1 23.4
f) Communication/Radar 133.99 1.7 132.57 1.5 1.1
g) Control and Instrumentation 43.73 0.6 46.43 0.5 -5.8
h) Medical/Industrial Instrumentation 9.36 0.1 23.03 0.3 -59.4
i) Automotive Electronics 4.48 0.1 4.94 0.1 -9.3
2 Transport Equipment 677.25 8.6 1,038.28 11.9 -34.8
3 Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials 644.32 8.1 1,308.38 15.0 -50.8
4 Industrial Machinery and Equipment 373.30 4.7 476.68 5.5 -21.7
5 Telecommunication Equipment and Electrical Machinery 1/
354.61 4.5 369.37 4.2 -4.0
6 Iron and Steel 323.59 4.1 257.34 3.0 25.7
7 Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles 273.53 3.5 287.82 3.3 -5.0
8 Other Food & Live Animals 263.06 3.3 258.24 3.0 1.9
9 Cereals and Cereal Preparations 193.02 2.4 178.86 2.1 7.9
10 Metal Products 192.54 2.4 164.05 1.9 17.4

TOP TEN IMPORTS TOTAL 5,584.14 70.5 6,466.54 74.2 -13.6

11 Plastics in Primary and Non-Primary Forms 184.58 2.3 179.60 2.1 2.8
12 Chemical Materials and Products, n.e.s. 171.33 2.2 120.21 1.4 42.5
13 Fruits and Vegetables 164.20 2.1 140.07 1.6 17.2
14 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals 144.32 1.8 120.40 1.4 19.9
15 Non-Metallic Mineral Manufactures 136.97 1.7 134.42 1.5 1.9
16 Feeding Stuff For Animals (Not Including Unmilled Cereals)
118.90 1.5 143.48 1.6 -17.1
17 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Products 114.62 1.4 125.89 1.4 -9.0
18 Other chemicals 113.05 1.4 101.65 1.2 11.2
19 Textile Yarn, Fabrics, Made-Up Articles and Related
Products 2/ 104.58 1.3 107.66 1.2 -2.9
20 Paper and Paper Products 102.29 1.3 87.68 1.0 16.7
21 Power Generating and Specialized Machinery 98.62 1.2 166.74 1.9 -40.9
22 Non-Ferrous Metal 87.29 1.1 83.30 1.0 4.8
23 Dairy Products 82.81 1.0 82.69 0.9 0.1
24 Professional, Scientific and Controlling Instruments;
Photographic and Optical Goods, n.e.s.; Watches and
Clocks
82.29 1.0 100.00 1.1 -17.7
25 Animal & Vegetable Oils & Fats 80.07 1.0 59.79 0.7 33.9
26 Other Crude Materials, inedible 54.86 0.7 58.68 0.7 -6.5
27 Fertilizers, Manufactured 51.12 0.6 51.72 0.6 -1.2
28 Metalliferous Ores and Metal Scrap 49.09 0.6 12.36 0.1 297.2
29 Articles of Apparel, accessories 47.71 0.6 49.22 0.6 -3.1
30 Rubber Manufacture 46.37 0.6 44.26 0.5 4.8
31 Other Manufactured Goods 42.25 0.5 47.25 0.5 -10.6
32 Home Appliances 40.41 0.5 35.57 0.4 13.6
33 Dyeing, Tanning and Coloring Materials 40.24 0.5 37.90 0.4 6.2
34 Fish & Fish Preparations 36.85 0.5 44.20 0.5 -16.6
35 Articles of Temporarily Imported & Exported 36.02 0.5 2.90 0.0 1,140.3
36 Beverages and Tobacco Manufactures 22.18 0.3 35.97 0.4 -38.3
37 Tobacco, unmanufactured 13.36 0.2 6.35 0.1 110.6
38 Textiles Fiber & Their Waste 8.77 0.1 11.16 0.1 -21.4
39 Other Special Transactions 6.61 0.1 10.85 0.1 -39.1
40 Pulp & Waste Paper 5.89 0.1 3.91 0.0 50.8
41 Office and EDP Machines 3.81 0.0 1.11 0.0 244.5
42 Corn 3.29 0.0 1.74 0.0 89.6
43 Chemical Compounds 0.08 0.0 0.00 0.0 2,554.3
44 Artificial Resins 0.06 0.0 0.09 0.0 -32.9
45 Iron Ore, not agglomerated a - a - -
46 Other Mineral Fuels & Lubricant a - a - -
47 Others 39.65 0.5 37.06 0.4 7.0

Growth rates were computed from actual values

1/ includes telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment
2/ includes on consignment and not on consignment
a no import data
- no percent share/no growth rate
0.0 percent share less than 0.05 but not equal to zero
p preliminary
r revised
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PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 14. Philippine Import Statistics by Selected Economic Bloc: December 2020 and 2019
(FOB Value in USD million)

Annual Growth Rate

2020 2019
(in percent)
Economic Bloc Percent Percent Percent Percent
December p Jan-Dec p December r Jan-Dec r Current Cumulative
Share Share Share Share
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)

Total Imports 7,918.69 85,606.73 8,712.41 111,593.08 -9.1 -23.3

1 APEC 1/ 6,811.01 86.0 73,807.45 86.2 7,093.71 81.4 93,880.06 84.1 -4.0 -21.4
2 East Asia 2/ 3,871.46 48.9 41,927.91 49.0 4,132.83 47.4 52,926.88 47.4 -6.3 -20.8
3 ASEAN 3/ 2,096.48 26.5 22,697.13 26.5 2,128.50 24.4 29,200.21 26.2 -1.5 -22.3
4 European Union ( EU ) 4/ 571.34 7.2 6,210.05 7.3 969.73 11.1 9,337.80 8.4 -41.1 -33.5
5 Rest of the World 5/ 524.03 6.6 5,433.20 6.3 619.01 7.1 8,120.68 7.3 -15.3 -33.1

Details may not add up to total due to rounding.

1/ includes Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, S. Korea, Malaysia,Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru,
Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and United States of America (includes Alaska and Hawaii)
2/ includes China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, N. Korea, S. Korea and Taiwan
3/ includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
4/ includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and UK Great Britain
5/ includes all other countries not included in the economic bloc
p preliminary
r revised
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
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PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Economic Sector Statistics Service
Quezon City

Table 15. Balance of Trade by Major Trading Partners: December 2020

(FOB Value in USD million) Balance of Trade in Goods with Major Trading Partners, December 2020. (Table 15)

Total Trade Imports p Exports p Balance of Trade in Goods

Countries
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Countries Balance of Trade in Goods
Total 13,656.43 7,918.69 5,737.73 -2,180.96 China, People's Republic of -1,105.24 Balance of Trade in Goods with Major Trading Partners, December 2020.
Japan 1/ -36.16
1 China, People's Republic of 2,725.86 1,915.55 810.31 -1,105.24 United States Of America 2/ 351.59 -249.01
2 Japan 1/ 1,572.60 804.38 768.22 -36.16 Hong Kong 723.27
3 United States Of America 2/ 1,479.48 563.94 915.54 351.59 Singapore -213.99 -12.99
4 Hong Kong 1,166.92 221.82 945.10 723.27 Thailand -222.23
5 Singapore 771.00 492.50 278.50 -213.99 Korea, Republic of -292.41 -60.21
6 Thailand 748.13 485.18 262.95 -222.23 Taiwan -212.06
7 Korea, Republic of 720.50 506.45 214.05 -292.41 Indonesia -463.20
8 Taiwan 633.01 422.53 210.47 -212.06 Malaysia 3/ -164.66
-46.76
9 Indonesia 627.27 545.23 82.03 -463.20 Germany 19.78
10 Malaysia 3/ 471.63 318.14 153.48 -164.66 Vietnam -68.14 -109.45
11 Germany 421.25 200.74 220.52 19.78 India -91.72
12 Vietnam 378.62 223.38 155.24 -68.14 Netherlands 109.37 -52.88
13 India 189.12 140.42 48.70 -91.72 Australia -52.88
14 Netherlands 183.93 37.28 146.65 109.37 Russian Federation -109.45 109.37
15 Australia 127.07 89.98 37.09 -52.88 United Arab Emirates -46.76
16 Russian Federation 122.32 115.89 6.44 -109.45 Switzerland 16.12 -91.72
17 United Arab Emirates 96.22 71.49 24.73 -46.76 Brazil -60.21
18 Switzerland 90.24 37.06 53.18 16.12 France -12.99 -68.14
19 Brazil 90.14 75.18 14.96 -60.21 Others -249.01
19.78
20 France 79.90 46.45 33.46 -12.99
21 Others 961.22 605.11 356.10 -249.01
-164.66

The descriptive data of balance of trade in goods with -463.20

Details may not add up to total due to rounding.
major trading parters on the month of december 2020 is
1/ includes Okinawa
portrayed using a bar graph. If you look at the total -212.06
2/ includes Alaska and Hawaii
3/ includes Sabah and Sarawak
balance, you will notice that there is a negative balance of
-292.41
p preliminary
2,180.96, meaning that there is more imports than exports
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority in the total trading of goods. The graph shows that there is -222.23
a positive balance in the countries Switzerland,
Netherlands, Germany, Hong Kong, and USA meaning that -213.99
we have more exports than imports arriving to their country
than us receiving their goods. The rest of the countries 723.27
have negative balance which means that we receive their
351.59
goods more than we export to their country. The highest
importation that we have is in the Republic of China and -36.16
the highest export that we have is on Hong Kong. France
and Switzerland has the lowest import and export in the -1,105.24
Philippines.
-1,500.00 -1,000.00 -500.00 - 500.00 1,000.00