TACLOBAN CITY– In June 2025, the total value of external trade in goods in Eastern Visayas was USD 227.15 million. This indicates a 9.5 percent decrease compared with the USD 251.11 million total trade in June 2024.
Meanwhile, the balance of trade in goods (BoT-G) amounted to USD 141.60 million. This indicates a trade surplus which increased by 41.5 percent compared with the USD 100.10 million BoT-G in June 2024.
The increase in the BoT-G was driven by the 5.0 percent increase in the total value of exports to USD 184.37 million in June 2025 from USD 175.60 million in June 2024. Whereas, total value of imports decreased by 43.3 percent at USD 42.77 million in June 2025 from USD 75.50 million in June 2024.
The total volume of goods exported by the region in June 2025 was 26.05 million kilograms, decreasing by 31.2 percent compared with the 37.85 million kilograms of goods exported in June 2024. Copper and articles thereof commodity group exported to Australia at USD 184.16 million was the only substantial export in June 2025.
The region imported 122.92 million kilograms of goods in June 2025, increasing by 46.4 percent compared with the 83.97 million kilograms of goods imported in June 2024. The commodity group of mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes worth USD 26.32 million comprised more than half (61.5%) of the total value of imports in June 2025 (Table 4). Vietnam’s USD 11.03 million worth of imports comprised slightly over one-fourth (25.8%) of the total value of imports in June 2025. (PR)
