In March 2025, Eastern Visayas posted a balance of trade in goods (BoT-G) worth USD 73.06 million, posting a 27.7 percent increase compared to the USD 57.20 million trade surplus in March 2024.
The total value of exports in March 2025 was USD 166.53 million, a slight decline of 0.2 percent from the USD 166.80 million value of exports in March 2024. Meanwhile, the total value of imports was USD 93.47 million, 14.7 percent lower compared with the USD 109.60 million total value of imports in March 2024.
Total external trade in March 2025 was USD 260.00 million indicating a 5.9 percent decrease compared with the USD 276.40 million total trade in March 2024.
By commodity group, exports of copper and articles thereof worth USD 123.62 million comprised the bulk (74.2%) of the region’s total value of exports in March 2025. India was the major export market in March 2025 with USD 142.46 million worth of exports comprising more than four-fifth (85.5%) of the total value of exports in March 2025.
The total volume of goods imported into the region in March 2025 was 72.95 million kilograms, which decreased by 24.2 percent from the 96.2 million kilograms of goods imported in March 2024. Ores, slag, and ash commodity group valued at USD 76.25 million comprised the bulk (81.6%) of the total value of imports in March 2025.
Australia supplied more than four-fifth (81.0%) or USD 75.70 million of the region’s total value of imports. (PR)
