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PH goods exports surge despite US tariffs
Manila Bulletin
|October 31, 2025
Despite global trade uncertainties stemming from United States (US) tariffs, the Philippines' goods exports during the first nine months of 2025 reached a record high, with the US remaining the top market.
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The latest preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data on Thursday, Oct. 30, showed that the country's merchandise exports at end-September totaled $63.02 billion, while imports reached $100.2 billion.
National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa told Manila Bulletin that goods exports in the first nine months of the year reached the highest end-September level on record since 1991.
Mapa added that imports from January to September 2025 posted the highest nine-month value since 2022.
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