exports

Taiwan exports surge to record as AI demand outweighs Iran woes

Overseas shipments rose almost 62% in March versus a year earlier

Thailand’s rice exports fell 4.2 per cent in volume terms during the first two months of 2026 versus a year ago, with shipments to Iraq – its largest buyer – plunging 52.6 per cent.

Thailand’s imports surge on gold shipments, outpace exports

Thailand recorded a trade deficit of US$2.8 billion

Swiss watch exports to the US, the industry’s largest market, are up 26.8%.

Swiss watch exports bounce back in February before war in Middle East

They rise 9.2% in February 2026 against February 2025

Japan's imports grew 10.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, versus an 11.5 per cent increase expected by economists.

Japan’s exports rise 4.2% in February from year earlier

[TOKYO] Japanese exports rose 4.2 per cent year-on-year in February, up for a sixth straight month, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Wednesday.

Indonesia shipped 1.8 million tonnes of palm oil to the Middle East in 2025.

Indonesia’s palm oil export demand cools as Middle East conflict lifts freight, insurance costs

A slower pace of shipments can result in a stock build-up in the South-east Asian nation: Indonesian Palm Oil Association

Outbound shipments from China grew 21.8% in US dollar terms in the January-to-February period.

China’s exports turbocharge into 2026 after record-breaking year

Trade surplus tops expectations, reaching US$213.6 billion in first two months

Gan says the immediate impact of the tariff developments on Singapore’s economy is “not expected to be significant”.

Unclear if US tariffs on Singapore will rise from 10% to 15%: Gan Siow Huang

America has yet to issue an official directive on the increase, she says

DPM Gan notes that the government is monitoring the situation closely and will engage its US counterparts to seek clarity on the implementation of the new Section 122 tariffs.

Singapore's edge intact amid Trump's 15% tariff threat, but support measures on standby

Opportunities for Singapore to do business with US still exist even if tariffs are applied

Since 2022, French wine and spirits exports have slipped from being France’s second-largest export sector to third, behind aerospace and cosmetics.

French wine, spirits exports drop for third year amid US-China trade tensions

The value of 2025 exports is down 8% at 14.3 billion euros, and the volume, down by 3% in volume at 168 million cases