Overview In August 2021 Philippines' Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays exports accounted up to $6.1M and imports accounted up to $42.7M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $36.6M. Between August 2020 and August 2021 the exports of Philippines' Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays have increased by $2.17M (55.4%) from $3.92M to $6.1M, while imports increased by $22.6M (113%) from $20.1M to $42.7M.
Destinations In August 2021, Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays were exported mostly to Malaysia ($3.72M), Japan ($795k), United States ($368k), Singapore ($281k), and Thailand ($217k), and were imported mostly from Japan ($13.7M), Singapore ($8.17M), Malaysia ($7.24M), South Korea ($4.46M), and China ($3.05M).
Growth In August 2021, the increase in Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Thailand ($429k or 56.5%), Chinese Taipei ($139k or 307%), and Vietnam ($76.9k or 401%). In August 2021, the increase in Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Malaysia ($868k or 56.9%), China ($786k or 40.9%), and Hong Kong ($631k or 28.7%).