30/10/2025
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30/10/2025
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MANILA, Oct 30, (Xinhua): The Philippines' total external trade in goods increased by 7 percent to 18.86 billion US dollars in September year-on-year, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday.
Of the total external trade, the agency said 61.5 percent were imported goods, while the remaining 38.5 percent were exported goods.
The agency said the balance of trade in goods, or the difference between export and import value, in September amounted to -4.35 billion dollars, indicating a trade deficit with an annual decline of 14.7 percent.
China was the Philippines' largest supplier of imported goods, while the United States contributed the highest export value in the month.
