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UPDATE 1-Peru posts first monthly trade deficit since '03
LIMA, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Peru posted a $15 million trade deficit for September, compared with the $835 million surplus it posted in the same month a year ago, the central bank said on Friday. September marks the first month Peru has posted a trade deficit since April 2003. Skyrocketing domestic demand has pushed up imports in the fast-growing Andean country. (Reporting by Teresa Cespedes; Writing by Dana Ford) Keywords: ECONOMY PERU/TRADE ([email][email protected][/email]; Tel. +511 221 2130) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.