THE country's trade deficit hit $4.93 billion in March as imports continued to outweigh exports, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday.

Both inbound and outbound shipments again contracted during the month from a year earlier but the declines moderated from February's double-digit drops.

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