THE Philippines’ trade balance in September reached its widest deficit in nine months as imports growth continues to rise as exports growth keep falling, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.

According to the agency’s data, inbound shipments increased by 26.1 percent year-on-year to $9.754 billion and outbound ones dropped by 2.6 percent to $5.827 billion.

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