Total external trade in goods for January to August 2010 reached $68.308 billion, a 31.3 percent increment from $52.034 billion registered during the same period in 2009. Total imports posted a 26.1 percent annual increase to $35.324 billion from $28.023 billion. Similarly, an increase of 37.4 percent for merchandise exports was noted to $32.984 billion in January to August of 2010 from $24.011 billion during the same period in 2009. Thus, the balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the Philippines registered a deficit of $2.341 billion during the 8-month period in 2010, a value lower than the $4.012 billion deficit in the same 8-month period last year.

Total external trade in goods for January to June 2010 reached $49.906 billion, a 32.7 percent increment from $37.604 billion registered during the same period in 2009. Total imports posted a 28.5 percent annual increase to $26.185 billion from $20.379 billion. Similarly, receipts from merchandise exports posted an increase of 37.7 percent to $23.721 billion in January to June of 2010 from $17.225 billion during the same period in 2009. Thus, the balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the Philippines posted a deficit of $2.464 billion during the 6-month period in 2010, a value lower than the $3.155 billion deficit in the same 6-month period last year.

Total external trade in goods for January to April 2010 reached $32.100 billion, a 37.3 percent increment from $23.386 billion registered during the same period in 2009. Total imports posted a 35.7 percent annual increase to $17.175 billion from $12.656 billion. Similarly, receipts from merchandise exports posted an increase of 39.1 percent to $14.925 billion in January to April of 2010 from $10.730 billion during the same period in 2009. Thus, the balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) for the Philippines posted a deficit of $2.250 billion during the 4-month period in 2010, a value higher than the $1.926 billion deficit in the same 4-month period last year.