THE country’s trade deficit dipped to $3.5 billion in April from $3.7 billion in the same month last year, as exports recovered and imports contracted, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.

That month’s deficit, however, remained higher than the $3.1 billion recorded in March.

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