MANILA — The Philippines posted a trade deficit of $3.5 billion in November, as exports rose 21.3% from a year earlier versus the 2% decrease in imports, government data showed on Friday.
The value of imports PHIMP=ECI reached $10.4 billion while exports PHEXP=ECI totalled $6.9 billion, the Philippine Statistics Authority said.
—Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by Martin Petty