Philippine imports in June slowed from May this year and from June 2015, but the country's trade deficit widened further as inbound shipments continued to outpace exports during the month in review, data from the government showed on Thursday.

Inbound shipments in June grew 15.4 percent from a year earlier to $6.85 billion, surpassing exports valued at $4.75 billion, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

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