CV exports climb 12% in Jan-March, hit $1B
Central Visayas exports grew 12 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 7.
DTI 7 data said total exports for the quarter increased to P1.1 billion compared to last year’s P998 million.
Cebu exports account for more than 95 percent of the total figure, because majority of exporters are based here.
According to data provided by the Confederation of Philippine Exporters Foundation (Cebu) Inc. (Philexport), the top exporters in the region are Cebu Mitsumi Inc. in Danao City, Lexmark Int’l. Philippines Inc., NEC Telecom Software Philippines Inc., Muramoto Audio Visual Philippines., Taiyo Yuden Philippines, Shemberg Marketing Corp., Metro Wear, Integrated Microelectronics, and Olympus Optical Technology Philippines Inc.