Japan’s top 10 imports from the Philippines in 2018 comprise US$5.8 billion in purchases, more than half (56%) of total Japanese purchases of Filipino goods for the year. Japan’s expenditures on the top 10 imported Filipino products accelerated by 22.2% since 2016 and gained 12.2% from 2017 to 2018. According to the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, Japan has a … [Read more...]
Top 10 Filipino Trade Products with Canada
Searching for the top money-making opportunities in the international trade of exports and imports between the Philippines and Canada? Look no farther. In this post we rank the 10 most lucrative products exchanged by the two countries in 2018. All told, the Philippines sold US$581.7 million worth of exported goods to Canadian importers during 2018. That amount represents an … [Read more...]
Top 10 Crude Oil Suppliers to the Philippines
International crude oil suppliers shipped US$5.2 billion worth of unrefined petroleum to the Philippines during 2018. The dollar total for 2018 represents an -18.6% decline from the $6.3 billion paid by crude oil importers in the Philippines during 2014. However, Filipino spending on imported unprocessed petroleum spiked in cost by 47.8% from 2017 to 2018. Among continents, … [Read more...]
Philippines Rice Imports by Country
Considering its growing population of 105.9 million people at July 2018, there are a lot of mouths to feed in the Philippine homeland. Rice is an important food item to help satisfy that hunger. Filipino rice imports by country cost a total US$736.6 million from 9 rice-supplying trade partners during 2018. The value of rice imported into the Philippines expanded by 65.1% … [Read more...]
Philippines Top Precious Metals and Gems Sales
The Philippines exported US$1.5 billion worth of precious metals and gems on international markets in 2018, well in excess of the $256.9 million spend by Filipino importers on those same commodities. Gold is the most lucrative precious metal exported from the Philippines. Total Filipino gold exports were valued at US$1.2 billion in 2018. That dollar amount is about 10 times … [Read more...]