THE Philippines' trade deficit narrowed to a three-month low in January this year, according to preliminary Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data released on Friday.

Imports surged 27.5 percent year on year to $10.73 billion while exports increased 8.9 percent to $6.04 billion.

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