philippine news

Exporters see bleak 2009

Cris Evert Lato
Cebu Daily News

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Entrepreneur Nelson Bascones has been delivering seafood and marine products to the restaurants and institutions in the United States and Japan since 1996.

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June exports jump 8.3% to $4.5 B

Rica D. Delfinado
Philippine Star

Exports grew 8.3 percent in June from a year ago, faster than the 2.3-percent annual increase in the earlier month, as electronics shipments rebounded, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.

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Exports up by a slower 2.3% to $4.224B in May

Ted P. Torres
Philippine Star

The country’s export earnings grew by only 2.3 percent to $4.224 billion in May, slower compared to a 4.9-percent annual increase in the earlier month, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported yesterday.

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Exports growth slows to 2.3% in May on weak electronics

Rocel Felix, Thomson Financial
Inquirer.net

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE) Merchandise exports rose at a slower pace of 2.3 percent to $4.224 billion in May after growing 4.9 percent in the previous month, the government said on Thursday.

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Exporters happy with P45.50: $1 exchange rate, says Ortiz-Luis

Ma. Elisa P. Osorio
Philippine Star

Exporters said they are happy with the 45.50 to $1 exchange rate saying that this will help them regain losses they incurred last year.

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Philippine April exports up 4.9% from 2007

by Reuters
from The Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines – Exports grew 4.9 percent in April from a year ago after a revised 6.6 percent annual contraction in March, government data showed.

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Exports up 2.7% to $12.524B in Q1

Rica D. Delfinado
Philippine Star

The country’s export earnings managed to rise by 2.7 percent to $12.524 billion in the first three months of the year from $12.201 billion a year ago despite weak electronics shipments and reduced sales… Read the rest

Jan merchandise exports $4.17B, up 27.3% year-on-year

Erik de la Cruz, Xinhua Financial News Service
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines — Merchandise exports rose to $4.17 billion in January from $3.27 billion a year before, a rise of 27.3 percent, because of increased shipments of electronics, the National… Read the rest

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