Foreign Trade Statistics of the Philippines 2009
Philippines, 2009 - 2010
Identification
PHL_2009_FTS_v01_M
Foreign Trade Statistics of the Philippines 2009
Annual Tabulation
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Philippines | PHL |
Administrative Records, Other (ad/oth]- import and export documents
The 2009 Foreign Trade Statistics (FTS) of the Philippines is an annual compilation of import and export trade statistics generated from the monthly reports of importers, exporters or their authorized representatives in the Philippines. It presents information on the value and volume of Philippine trade with other countries. The National Statistics Office started compiling foreign trade data since 1973.
Preliminary monthly export and import statistics are released in the form of Press Releases 40 days and 55 days after the reference month, respectively. They are available at the NSO website at www.census.gov.ph.
The 2009 FTS publication on the other hand, comes out in two volumes, Volume 1 for Imports and Volume 2 for Exports.
The National Statistics Office became the sole agency to compile foreign trade statistics starting in 1973.
Prior to this period, the Central Bank of the Philippines (now known as Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) also compiled and released foreign trade data. However, the differences in the concepts used by these two agencies resulted to conflicting foreign trade data. This led to an agreement that NSO be the sole compiler of the official foreign trade statistics.
The Philippines adopts the "General" trade system of recording foreign trade statistics. The customs frontier (not the national boundary) is used as the statistical frontier. Under this system, all goods entering any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through customs or remaining or under customs control are considered imports, whether the goods are for direct consumption, for merchandising, for warehousing or further processing. On the other hand, all goods leaving the country, which are properly cleared through the Customs, are considered exports. A distinction however, is made between export for goods grown, mined or manufactured in the Philippines (domestic exports) and exports of imported goods that do not undergo physical and/or chemical transformation in the Philippines (re-exports).
The collected data on import and export documents will generate economic statistics needed to guide both government and the private sectors in policy making, business planning and development. Specifically, foreign trade data (import and export) are used as components in the computation of the Balance of Payment (BOP) by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP); as input in estimating National Accounts (NA) by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB); and as input in research study by public and private entities both local and international.
Administrative records data [adm]
All goods entering or leaving any of the seaports or airports of entry of the Philippines properly cleared through the Bureau of Customs.
Version
v2.1_M: Edited data, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
2010-05
v0.1: Raw data, obtained from data entry (after editing), monthly preliminary import and export data including the adjustments from Automated Cargo Operating System (ACOS) and datafiles from Automated Export Documentation System (AEDS) and released in the form of monthly Press Releases.
v1.2: Edited data, second version, monthly final import and export data, released 10 days after the scheduled monthly Import and Export Press Releases.
v2.1: Edited data, third version, annual tabulation, including late documents processed at the end of the calendar year in which data are included in their respective months. This version is used for publication and dissemination purposes, however data at the trader's (importer/exporter) level are confidential as stipulated in Section 4 of Commonwealth Act 591.
Scope
The scope of the Foreign Trade Statistics includes:
Import statistics: country of origin, commodity, gross weight, quantity, FOB value, insurance cost, freight cost, local port of unloading, local port of destination, importer, feeder/direct carrier, type of handling packing, foreign port of loading.
Export statistics: country of destination, commodity, gross weight, pref. treatment, value of imported raw materials, quantity, FOB value, insurance cost, freight cost, local port of loading, local port of origin, exporter, feeder/direct carrier, type of handling packing, foreign port of loading.
| Topic | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Trade | World Bank |
Coverage
National Coverage
Not Applicable
All Customs ports in the Philippines (seaports/airports).
Foreign trade relates to commerce between the Philippines and other countries transported by sea or air whether for private or government utilization, commercial purposes, as gifts or samples. Also included are animals for the zoo, for breeding and the like. However, the following are excluded in the compilation of import and export statistics:
a. All import and export transsactions with FOB Value less than $25 US Dollars
b. Fish and other marine products landed by Philippine vessel direct from the sea;
c. Goods imported and exported by, or on behalf of diplomatic services and armed forces;
d. Exposed cinematographic films imported or exported on rental basis;
e. Personal effects of passenger on which no duty was paid;
f. Issued currency notes and coins;
g. Goods in transit to foreign countries;
h. Stores and fuels purchased abroad by ships and aircrafts of Philippine registry; and
i. Goods sent through parcel post.
Since 1982, goods are considered imported/exported on the date the carrying vessel/aircraft arrives/departs at the port/airport of unloading/loading.
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Statistics Office (NSO) | National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) |
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| National Statistics Office | Major Funding |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Export Trade Promotions (BETP) | Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) | Technical Assistance |
| Bureau of Customs (BOC) | Department of Finance (DOF) | Document Provider/Technical Assistance |
| Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) | Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) | Document Provider |
Sampling
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Survey instrument
Foreign trade statistics are compiled by the National Statistics Office (NSO) from copies of import and export documents submitted to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) by importers and exporters or their authorized representatives as required by law.
A. List of source documents for the generation of import statistics:
1. BOC Import Entry & Internal Revenue Declaration (Form No. 236)
2. Informal Import Declaration and Entry (BC Form No. 177)
3. Customs- EPZA Warehousing Entry (BC Form No. 242 -CEWE)
4. BOC Single Administrative Document B. List of source documents for the generation of export statistics:
- Export Declaration (ED)
- PEZA Export Tally (PEZA Form No. 8104)
- Export Entry Declaration
- Special Permit to Load (SPL)
Data collection
| Start | End | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-01 | 2010-01-31 | Continuing Daily Activity |
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Foreign Trade Statistics Section - Central Office | National Statistics Office (NSO) |
| Provincial Office | National Statistics Office (NSO) |
Central Office Supervision:
The Industry Trade Statistics Department (ITSD) Director oversees the complete collection of all import and export documents from all ports/airports in the Philippines where the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Offices are located.
Field Office Supervision:
The Provincial Statistics Officers (PSOs) of the NSO Provincial Offices are responsible for monitoring that all import and export documents are completely collected from all ports/airports of their jurisdiction where the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Offices are located.
A memorandum circular between the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) was agreed to allow the designated NSO personnel to collect NSO’s copy of import and export documents from all seaport and airport of entry. Outport documents are then forwarded to NSO Central Office for processing.
Documents were personally collected by designated NSO personnel from all Customs ports.
Starting in 2003, the Automated Export Documentation System (AEDS), a paperless recording of export transaction at the ECOZONES covering semiconductor and electronic shipments loaded at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) was included in the compilation of export statistics. This is due to the Joint Memorandum Order (JMO) No. 02-2002 section 3.9, which states that "in lieu of providing the NSO and DTI copies (paper) of the ED, the BOC shall provide electronic files of ED's processed on a monthly basis to these government agencies". The NSO collects these electronic files every 15th day of the month and integrates them to the NSO database system.
Starting in 2006, the Automated Cargo Operating System (ACOS), an automated operating system utilized by BOC is now being used by NSO in the adjustment of import figures.
In addition to NAIA, all transactions that pass through AEDS in Subic and Mactan were also included in the compilation of export statistics starting in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
Information from the import and export documents are transcribed into Processing Sheets prior to data entry.
Data processing
Data processing is done both manual and machine.
Copies of import and export documents collected by NSO personnel from all customs ports in the Philippines are systematically controlled. Collected documents are sorted by month, by port, by single or multiple commodity entries and by value. About 100 entries are assigned with control numbers and folioed together for the convenience of coders and encoders and for easy processing of the processors. Each folio then undergoes the following stages of processing:
- Coding - process of translating each item of information found in the source document to its equivalent alphabetic and/or numeric code in accordance with the country, commodity, exporter, handling, carrier or port classification used
- Code verification - process of determining the appropriateness of codes used
- Computation - process of computing the FOB, insurance and freight values and converting each value into US dollars
- Completeness, consistency check and validation of totals and other variables.
Quality control of coding and computation for both imports and exports is carried through sample verification. This method enables the verifier to decide after a number of entries have been verified whether to reject, continue or accept the folio. The number and type of errors are recorded and brought to the attention of the coder. Further training is given on pinpointed causes of errors of coders to improve the quality of their work.
Data appraisal
Not Applicable
Data Access
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director, Industry and Trade Statistics Department | National Statistics Office | http://www.census.gov.ph | itsd@census.gov.ph |
| Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? | Confidentiality declaration text |
|---|---|
| yes | The compilation of Foreign Trade Statistics conforms to the provisions of confidentiality stated under Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 591, which says that the "Data furnished to the Bureau of Census and Statistics (BCS) now known as the National Statistics Office, by an individual, corporation, partnership, institution or business enterprise shall not be used as evidence in any court or in any public office either as evidence against the individual, corporation, association, partnership, institution, or business enterprise from whom such data emanates; nor shall such data or information be divulged to any person except authorized employees of the BCS acting in the performance of their duties; nor shall such data be published except in the form of summaries or statistical tables in which no reference to an individual, corporation, association, partnership, institution or business enterprise shall appear." |
Authorization to use this data is granted only to the client or data user and persons within its organization, if applicable. Under no circumstances shall the client reproduce, distribute, sell or lend the entire data or parts thereof to any other data user apart from himself or that of authorized employees in his organization. The National Statistics Office shall hold the data user fully responsible for safeguarding the data from any unauthorized access or use.
Before being granted access to the dataset, all users have to formally agree:
- To make no copies of any files or portions of files to which s/he is granted access except those authorized by the data depositor.
- Not to use any technique in an attempt to learn the identity of any person, establishment, or sampling unit not identified on public use data files.
- To hold in strictest confidence the identification of any establishment or individual that may be inadvertently revealed in any documents or discussion, or analysis. Such inadvertent identification revealed in her/his analysis will be immediately brought to the attention of the data depositor.
Any report, paper or similar articles, whether published or not, emanating from the use of this data shall give appropriate acknowledgement as suggested herein, “2008 Foreign Trade Statistics of the Philippines, Version 1.0, August 7, 2009”, as the source of basic data. The data user or client is encouraged to provide National Statistics Office with a copy of such report, paper or article. It is understood that unless expressly allowed by the client, such report, paper or article shall not be used for any purpose other than monitoring.
Disclaimer and copyrights
The National Statistics Office (NSO) gives no warranty that the data are free from errors. Hence, the NSO shall not be held responsible for any loss or damage as a result of the client's manipulation or tabulation of the data.
The data user acknowledges that any available intellectual property rights, including copyright in the data are owned by the Philippines National Statistics Office.
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director, Industry and Trade Statistics Department | National Statistics Office | itsd@census.gov.ph | http://www.census.gov.ph |
Metadata production
DDI_PHL_2009_FTS_v01_M
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Soraya C. De Guzman | NSO-ITSD-FTS | Documenter of the study |
| Ma. Julieta P. Soliven | NSO-ITSD-FTS | Reviewer of the metadata |
| Estela T. De Guzman | NSO-ITD-FTS | Reviewer of the metadata |
| Accelerated Data Program | International Household Survey Network | Editing for the IHSN Survey Catalog |
2010-06-25
Metadata version
Version 01: Adopted from "DDI_PHL_2009_FTS_v2_M" DDI that was done by metadata producers mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.