The Philippine economy continued to contract in the first quarter as the nation imposed strict restrictions to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control.
Gross domestic product fell 4.2 percent in the first quarter from the last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Tuesday. This was slower than the 8.3 percent decline seen in the fourth quarter of 2020 but bigger than the 3 percent fall economists' had forecast.
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