MANILA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) — The Philippines’ total external trade in goods rose by 12.3 percent in October to 18.70 billion U.S. dollars, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.
Of the total external trade in October this year, the agency said 58.8 percent were imported goods, while the rest were exported goods. The balance of trade in goods amounted to minus 3.31 billion dollars, indicating a