Philippine imports fall for first time in five months

* Exports down 13.0 pct y/y in July

* Imports fall 1.7 pct in July

* July trade deficit at $2.05 billion

MANILA, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Philippines statistics agency

on Friday released data on July exports and imports:

KEY DATA July June May Apr Mar Feb

Total exports ($bln) 4.67 4.75 4.7 4.25 4.61 4.31

yr/yr chg (pct) -13.0 -11.4 -3.8 -4.1 -15.1 -4.5

Electronics exports 2.40 2.43 2.26 2.26 2.36 2.13

($bln)

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