Manila, July 30 -- The country's trade deficit fell by 8.8 percent in June this year as exports recorded double-digit growth, preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

Data released Wednesday showed the balance of trade in goods or the difference between the value of exports and imports, amounted to a deficit of USD3.95 billion, down from the USD4.33 billion recorded in June last year.

Export sales went up by 26.1 percent to USD7.02 billion from USD5.57 billion in June 2025.

By commodity group, the PSA said electronic products continued to be the country's top exports in June 2025 with total earnings of USD3.89 billion or 55.4 percent of the total exports during the month.

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