Domestic trade data released Friday by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed brisk transactions in the second quarter of 2016, reflecting what an analyst described as a growing economy amid weak external demand.

Figures for April to June showed Philippine domestic trade rose 27 percent to 4.72 million tons by volume, with the total value of commodities growing even faster to P158.71 billion from P113.93 billion a year earlier.

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