WEAK Philippine exports in May reflect waning global economic activity that analysts warn could drag the country’s overall gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year.

Merchandise exports tumbled 17.4 percent year-on-year in May to their lowest level in three-and-a-half years, with no prospect of a rebound seen in the immediate horizon given the economic slowdown in China and fallout from the Greek debt crisis.

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