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  "path": "/business/2026/05/29/314239/philippines-trade-deficit-at-5-97-billion-in-april/",
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  "textContent": "MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $5.97 billion in April, preliminary official data showed on Friday. Imports PHIMP=ECI in April rose 22.4% to $13.2 billion from a year earlier, while exports PHEXP=ECI increased 6.3% to $7.2 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. —Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by Martin Petty\n\nThe post Philippines’ trade deficit at $5.97 billion in April appeared first on Interaksyon.",
  "title": "Philippines’ trade deficit at $5.97 billion in April"
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