Total external trade in goods for November 2012 reached $8.685 billion, representing a 3.5 percent increase from $8.390 billion recorded during the same month in 2011. The increase can be attributed to the 5.5 percent positive growth of exports to $3.550 billion from $3.366 billion in the same month a year ago. Also, total imports expanded by 2.2 percent to $5.135 billion from $5.024 billion in November 2011. Thus, the balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the Philippines in November 2012 registered a deficit of $1.586 billion from $1.658 billion deficit in the same period last year.

Total external trade in goods for September 2012 reached $10.051 billion, representing an 11.9 percent increase from $8.980 billion recorded during the same month in 2011. The increase can be attributed to the 22.8 percent positive growth of exports to $4.784 billion from $3.897 billion in the same month a year ago. Also, total imports expanded by 3.6 percent to $5.267 billion from $5.083 billion in September 2011. Thus, the balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the Philippines in September 2012 registered a deficit of $483 million from $1.186 billion deficit in the same period last year.

Total external trade in goods for July 2012 reached $9.691 billion, representing a 2.4 percent increase from $9.462 billion recorded during the same month in 2011. The increase can be attributed to the 6.0 percent growth of exports to $4.727 billion from $4.460 billion in the same month a year ago. However, total imports marginally declined by 0.8 percent from $5.001 billion in July 2011 to $4.964 billion. Thus, the balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the Philippines in July 2012 registered a deficit of $236 million from $541 million deficit in the same period last year.