THE Philippines’ trade deficit hit an all-time high in October as imports continued to grow much more than exports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.

Inbound shipments increased by 21.4 percent year-on-year to $10.320, significantly outpacing exports that expanded by just 3.3 percent to $6.108 billion.

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