MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $4.9 billion for June, preliminary official data showed on Thursday. Imports PHIMP=ECI in June rose 19.6% from a year earlier to $13.7 billion, while exports PHEXP=ECIincreased by 24.1% to $8.8 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. —Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by John Mair The post Philippines June trade deficit at $4.9 billion appeared first on Interaksyon.

MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $5.48 billion in May, preliminary official data showed on Tuesday. Imports PHIMP=ECIrose by 21.9% in May from a year earlier to $13.3 billion, while exports PHEXP=ECI increased by 7.6% to $7.9 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. —Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by John Mair The post Philippines’ trade deficit at $5.5 billion in May appeared first on Interaksyon.

MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $5.97 billion in July, preliminary official data showed on Friday. Imports PHIMP=ECI in July rose 19.8% to $14.12 billion from a year earlier, while exports PHEXP=ECI increased 10.8% to $8.15 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. —Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by John Mair The post Philippines’ trade deficit at $6 billion in July appeared first on Interaksyon.