Total external trade in goods for January to November 2000 amounted to $63.732 billion which was 5.9 percent higher than $60.182 billion in 1999. Merchandise exports valued at $34.582 billion rose by 7.8 percent from $32.093 billion in 1999 while total imports went up by 3.8 percent to $29.150 billion from the year-ago mark of $28.089 billion. Balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the period stood at a surplus of $5.432 billion.

Total external trade in goods for January to December 2000 amounted to $69.464 billion which was 5.6 percent higher than $65.779 billion in 1999. Merchandise exports valued at $38.078 billion rose by 8.7 percent from $35.037 billion in 1999 while total import went up by 2.1 percent to $31.387 billion from $30.742 billion. Balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the period stood at a surplus of $6.691 billion.

Total external trade in goods for January to July in 2006 reached $55.728 billion representing a 12.6 percent increment from $49.473 billion during the same period a year earlier. Similarly, total foreign-made merchandise grew by 9.6 percent to $29.035 billion from $26.498 billion. Exports on the other handl, registered a positive rate at 16.2 percent to aggregate dollar revenue of $26.693 billion from $22.974 billion of the previous year. Balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) deficit for the Philippines reached $2.342 billion, lower compared to last year’s deficit of $3.524 million.