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  "path": "/trends-spotlights/2026/06/30/315681/philippines-trade-deficit-at-5-5-billion-in-may/",
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  "textContent": "MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit PHTBAL=ECI of $5.48 billion in May, preliminary official data showed on Tuesday. Imports PHIMP=ECIrose by 21.9% in May from a year earlier to $13.3 billion, while exports PHEXP=ECI increased by 7.6% to $7.9 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. —Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by John Mair\n\nThe post Philippines’ trade deficit at $5.5 billion in May appeared first on Interaksyon.",
  "title": "Philippines’ trade deficit at $5.5 billion in May"
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