Philippine merchandise imports grew for the fourth consecutive month in September, gaining by a faster 6.7 percent year-on-year from August’s revised 5.7-percent increase.

A Cabinet official said this reflected strong domestic demand, a view supported by an analyst who noted that the result came amid sluggish activity elsewhere in the world.

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