The Department of Finance (DOF) expects strong growth in imports in the early part of the year, boosted in part by a sharp increase in the imports of election-related materials, to help support robust growth in the coming months, DOF Undersecretary Gil Beltran said in an economic bulletin for January forwarded to the media over the weekend.

There was a 105.9-percent surge in imports of pulp and waste paper products in January compared with a year ago, a result of demand for printed products during the campaign period leading up to the May 9 elections.

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