Philippine merchandise imports in September fell 2.6 percent in value terms from a year earlier, with three of the top 10 major commodities accounting largely for the decline, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Tuesday.

Total import payments in September dropped to $5.568 billion from $5.719 billion in the corresponding period in 2013.

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