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MANILA, July 10 (Reuters) Philippine exports reached their highest value in at least 17 months in May, supporting cheap canada goose uk forecasts of robust growth for one of Southeast Asia fastest growing economies and giving the central bank more leeway to tighten policy to dampen inflation.

Exports in May rose Canada Goose Outlet 6.9 percent from a year buy canada goose jacket cheap earlier, with shipments for the month reaching $5.48 billion, the highest value since January 2013, the statistics office said on Thursday, citing available data.

The buy canada goose jacket statistics office revised the trade canada goose factory sale data series for the whole of 2013, but has yet to canada goose coats on sale release revisions for years 2012 and earlier.

Shipments to Japan, the country top export destination, were up 6.1 percent in May from a year earlier, while those to China and United States climbed 51.3 percent and 9.2 canada goose percent, respectively.

Overall exports grew 5.8 percent in January to May from the same period a year earlier.

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export numbers will give the canada goose clearance 2018 Canada Goose uk central bank even more confidence to tighten monetary policy, said Emilio Neri, economist at Bank of the Philippine Islands.

will have a freer hand to pursue that mandate since the canada goose uk black friday external side is showing signs of recovery, canadian goose jacket said Neri, adding the central bank could Canada Goose Online move as early as this month.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Canada Goose Jackets Amando canada goose uk shop Tetangco said on Wednesday the central bank will not hesitate to Canada Goose Parka tweak monetary policy to ensure inflation remains within target. It next meets on July 31 to review policy.

The BSP has Canada Goose online taken several modest steps to tighten liquidity and tamp down price pressures so far this year, but some economists believe its next step will be more forceful: a hike in its policy rate from the current record low of 3.5 percent.

Growth in May exports cheap Canada Goose was led canada goose uk outlet by shipments of mineral products, coconut oil, metal components, woodcrafts and furniture, machinery and transport equipment, which helped offset a 1.6 percent annual decline in electronics shipments.

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the first few months of this year, Canada Goose sale the story for the Philippines is that it has been outperforming its regional peers as far as exports are concerned, benefiting from improved external demand more than other countries, said Euben Paracuelles, economist at Nomura in Singapore.

electronics sector is important. It has experienced a soft patch, but again external demand still seems to be stronger and that should bode well for the sector.

The electronics industry group has said it was sticking to its Canada Goose Coats On Sale 5 percent growth for the sector this canada goose store year, with expectations of a pick up in global demand.

The economy unexpectedly grew at its uk canada goose outlet slowest pace in two years uk canada goose to 5.7 percent in the first quarter, https://www.salecanadagooseoutlets.com/ hurt by the impact of last year super typhoon Haiyan. Manila is targeting growth of 6.5 7.5 percent this year.

The government kept its 2014 export growth estimate at 6 percent, but lifted its import projection to 9 percent from 6 percent on anticipation of high inflows of construction materials for rebuilding after the typhoon.

Annual inflation in the Philippines averaged 4.2 percent in the first half of the year, above the midpoint of the central bank 3 5 percent target for the year on the back of rising food and transport costs.