MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $5.15 billion in September, wider than the previous month’s revised $4.29 billion gap, preliminary official data showed on Friday. Imports PHIMP=ECI rose 25.7% in September from a year earlier to $15 billion, while exports PHEXP=ECI climbed 35.6% to $9.9 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. —Reporting by […]

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