Export earnings in May 2009 dropped by 27.0 percent to $3.087 billion from $4.225 billion registered in May 2008. Compared to previous months level, however, it rose by 10.1 percent from $2.803 billion in April 2009. Aggregate merchandise exports from January to May 2009, on the other hand, declined by 34.5 percent to $13.814 billion from $21.096 billion reported a year earlier during the same five-month period.

Export earnings in July 2009 dropped by 25.4 percent to $3.312 billion from $4.437 billion reported in July 2008. Compared to previous months level, it went down by 2.8 percent from $3.406 billion in June 2009. Aggregate merchandise exports from January to July 2009 showed a 31.7 percent negative growth to $20.533 billion from $30.060 billion registered during the same seven-month period in 2008.

Export earnings in September 2009 dropped by 18.3 percent from $4.446 billion in September 2008 to $3.634 billion. Compared to previous months level, however, it grew by 4.6 percent from $3.473 billion in August 2009. Aggregate merchandise exports from January to September 2009, on the other hand, declined by 29.0 percent from $38.900 billion registered during the same nine-month period in 2008 to $27.639 billion.