Lights illuminate the shipyard accross the Baseco Compound in Tondo Manila on November 09, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
MANILA - The Philippines recorded a $2.29 billion trade deficit in February, the smallest in three months, as the value of imports fell to the lowest since June last year, while a decline in exports slowed, official data showed on Thursday.
Exports in February contracted 2.3 percent to $5.3 billion from a year earlier, versus a 4.8 percent drop in January. Imports rose 2.7 percent to $7.6 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said.
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