The Philippines booked a trade deficit of $5.8 billion for October, its largest gap since August 2022, preliminary official data showed on December 10. Imports in October rose 11.2% from a year earlier to $11.96 billion, the largest increase since April’s 13% climb, while exports fell 5.5% to $6.16 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said....

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