Export Less Bad, But Recovery To Be Outdrawn

While March export data showed an improvement from the previous month, it is still indicative of a prolonged period of negative y-o-y growth for overseas shipments and a widening trade deficit. With net foreign direct investment dropping sharply, the Philippines will be increasingly dependent on remittance inflows to cover its trade deficit in 2009.

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