June exports climb 33.4%

Published by rudy Date posted on August 10, 2010

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – Merchandise exports continued to post double-digit growth in June, although slower than the previous month’s rise.

Data from the National Statistics Office showed that the country’s total export bill grew 33.4% to $4.55 billion in June from the year-ago level of $3.41 billion. Month on month, exports went up 7.2% from $4.24 billion in May.

Overall exports in the first half of the year climbed 37.65% to $23.711 billion from $17.225 billion during the same 6-month period in 2009.

Electronics shipments, which dominate exports and are largely assembled for imported parts, jumped 49.1% year-on-year to $2.9 billion in June after a 41% rise in May, the NSO said. Electronics made up 63.9% of June export revenues.

Other top earners were apparel and clothing accessories, coconut oil, woodcrafts and furniture.

Singapore emerged as the country’s top export destination for the month, accounting for 16.5% of the total bill, with receipts worth $748.83 million, higher by a hefty 201.1% year on year.

The United States came in second with export earnings of $743.49 million, followed by Japan ($659.23 million), Hong Kong ($406.28 million), and China ($403.86 million).

The government expects exports to climb 15% this year, higher than its earlier estimate of 12% growth. Imports, on the other hand, are forecast to increase 20% from a previous estimate of 18%.

The electronics industry group expects its exports to climb 25% to 30% this year, notwithstanding signs demand may soften due to faltering global growth.

The local economy though is expected to grow faster than the official target of 5% to 6%, and accelerate to 7% to 8% in 2011. The economy grew at its quickest pace in 22 years in January to March on a seasonally adjusted basis, thanks to election spending, government pump-priming and a turnaround in exports. –abs-cbnNEWS.com with a report from Reuters

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