THE country’s trade deficit widened further in April from a year earlier as exports slowed while imports surged at a double-digit pace, the statistics agency said on Friday.

According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the trade gap widened to $3.62 billion in April, more than double the $1.55 billion deficit recorded in the same month last year.

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