Philippine merchandise imports picked up for the fifth consecutive month in October, accelerating by 16.8 percent year-on-year from September's revised 8.2-percent increase.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday said improvements were recorded for six out of the top 10 commodities, supporting overall imports to $6.527 billion from $5.589 billion a year earlier.

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