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April trade deficit down to $3.5b after decline in imports – PSA

The country’s balance of trade-in-goods deficit in April declined to $3.50 billion from a $3.70-billion gap a year ago, as imports fell 1.9 percent,...

Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate

By Jenny Vaughan / Tran Thi Minh Ha The salt farmers of Hon Khoi rise before dawn as they have for generations, fanning out across...

Trade deficit hit $9.8b in Q1 as exports fell 3.1%

The trade deficit widened to a record $9.8 billion in the first quarter from $8.1 billion a year ago as exports fell 3.1 percent...

Trade deficit widened in January as exports declined 1.7% to $5.3b

The trade deficit widened to $3.76 billion in January from $3.16 billion a year ago, as imports rebounded while exports continued to decline, data...

October imports hit $10b, push deficit to new record

The country’s trade deficit continued to widen, as the monthly imports topped the $10-billion mark for the first time in October, data from the...

Subic port expects surge in cargo volume

Subic Bay International Terminal Corp. said it is ready to accommodate the surge in imports and exports this holiday season as it expects a...

Soaring imports push trade deficit to $22.49b

Soaring imports and sluggish exports widened the country’s trade deficit to $3.55 billion in July and $22.49 billion in the first seven months, data...

Local glass manufacturer wants imports subjected to quality control

A local glass manufacturer asked the government to include imported flat glass in the list of products subjected to mandatory quality control to address...

Exports rose 9.3%, while imports jumped 10.5% in August

Both exports and imports jumped in August from a year ago, on indication of strong third-quarter economic activities, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority...

Exports lose steam as factory output growth slows

Exports rose at the slowest pace in six months, as imports fell and the growth in local production decelerated in June, data from the...

Germany’s trade surplus widened in June

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany"•Germany’s trade surplus grew in June, official figures showed Tuesday, while saber rattling continues in Washington and Brussels over possible US...

Fitch predicts current account deficit in PH

Debt watcher Fitch Ratings predicted the Philippines’ current account will reverse to a slight deficit in 2017, as imports rise amid strong demand by...

China’s Xi calls for a more ‘open economy’

BEIJING, China"•Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an increase in imports and fewer restrictions for foreign investors as Beijing comes under pressure from...

DBS sees imports rising 9% this year

Imports are likely to grow percent to 9 percent this year on sustained domestic demand, although such increase would be slower than the 18.4-percent...
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