| Period. | Imports. | Exports. | Total Import and Export Trade. | Excess of Imports. | Excess of Exports. |
| Annual Average. | Gold $. | Gold $. | Gold $. | Gold $. | Gold $. |
| 1880–84 | 19,500,274 | 20,838,325 | 40,338,599 | — | 1,338,051 |
| 1885–89 | 15,789,165 | 20,991,265 | 36,780,430 | — | 5,202,100 |
| 1890–94 | 15,827,694 | 19,751,293 | 35,578,987 | — | 3,923,599 |
| Year. | |||||
| 1899 | 13,113,010 | 12,306,912 | 25,479,922 | 746,098 | — |
| 1900 | 20,601,436 | 19,751,068 | 40,352,504 | 850,368 | — |
| 1901 | 30,279,406 | 23,214,948 | 53,494,354 | 7,064,458 | — |
| 1902 | 32,141,842 | 23,927,679 | 56,069,521 | 8,214,163 | — |
| 1903 | 32,971,882 | 33,121,780 | 66,093,662 | — | 149,898 |
Great Britain and the United States are the most important foreign markets for Philippine hemp, the distribution of shipments in 1850 and in five recent years having been as follows:—
Hemp Shipments to United States, United Kingdom, and Other Countries
| Year. | To United States. | To Great Britain. | To Other Countries. | Total. |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| 1850 | 7,387 | 1,092 | 323 | 8,802 |
| 1899 | 26,713 | 21,511 | 26,808 | 75,092 |
| 1900 | 20,304 | 46,419 | 22,715 | 89,438 |
| 1901 | 30,336 | 82,190 | 11,731 | 124,257 |
| 1902 | 60,384 | 44,813 | 6,303 | 111,500 |
| 1903 | 69,912 | 59,189 | 8,651 | 137,752 |
Hemp Shipments
| Year. | Total. |
| Tons. | |
| 1850 | 8,802 |
| 1855 | 14,936 |
| 1860 | 24,812 |
| 1865 | 24,862 |
| 1870 | 30,535 |
| 1875 | 32,864 |
| 1880 | 49,934 |
| 1885 | 52,141 |
| 1890 | 63,269 |
| 1895 | 104,040 |
| 1896 | 95,736 |
| 1897 | 112,755 |
| 1898 | 99,076 |
| 1899 | 75,092 |
| 1900 | 89,438 |
| 1901 | 124,257 |
| 1902 | 111,500 |
| 1903 | 137,752 |
Total Chief Exports from the Philippine Islands
| 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | ||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | ||
| Sugar | Manila | 65,678 | 84,204 | 83,469 | 91,628 | 92,856 | 48,071 | 73,296 | 67,996 | 107,003 |
| Cebú | 28,195 | 18,140 | 17,815 | 16,694 | 11,862 | 3,455 | 8,762 | 18,388 | 16,962 | |
| Yloilo | 109,609 | 83,456 | 77,847 | 76,997 | 114,207 | 96,000 | 85,104 | 165,407 | 137,716 | |
| Total | 203,482 | 185,800 | 179,131 | 185,319 | 218,925 | 147,526 | 167,162 | 251,791 | 261,681 | |
| Hemp | Manila | 43,927 | 39,268 | 56,709 | 71,881 | 59,455 | 56,201 | 68,256 | 87,778 | 70,174 |
| Cebú | 8,214 | 7,192 | 7,663 | 11,298 | 11,616 | 7,068 | 11,087 | 11,035 | 10,010 | |
| Total | 52,141 | 46,460 | 64,372 | 82,679 | 71,071 | 63,269 | 79,343 | 98,813 | 80,184 | |
| Sapan-wood | Manila | 2,911 | 1,885 | 962 | 750 | 574 | 1,385 | 880 | 1,574 | 3,332 |
| Yloilo and Cebú | 1,100 | 2,943 | 4,260 | 5,853 | 4,018 | 1,415 | 3,317 | 2,207 | 1,586 | |
| Total | 4,011 | 4,828 | 5,222 | 6,603 | 4,592 | 2,800 | 4,197 | 8,841 | 4,918 | |
| Coprah | tons | — | — | — | — | — | 4,653 | 17,875 | 22,439 | 11,519 |
Shipped from Manila only.