US Trade Gap Narrows 7.6% to $47.2 Billion in October
The trade gap is still 1.3% wider so far this year than it was in January-October 2018, despite dropping in September and October.
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US Trade Deficit Falls to $52.5 Billion in September
The September trade report showed that the U.S. ran the first surplus in petroleum in more than four decades, according to government records that go back to 1978.
US Trade Deficit Smaller in April, But Gap With China Grew
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services is running at $205.4 billion this year, up 2% from $201.3 billion in January-April 2018.
U.S. Trade Gap Grew to $54 Billion in September
Imports climbed 1.5 percent to a record $266.6 billion, led by an influx of telecommunications equipment and clothing.
Good Economic Report for Last Quarter
The current economic expansion, which began in June 2009, is now the second-longest on record.
Japan’s Trade Deficit Balloons To Record High
TOKYO (AP) — Japan says its trade deficit ballooned to a record high 1.48 trillion yen ($18.7 billion) in January, the biggest in the three decades that such data became available.
The numbers released Monday by the Ministry of Finance highlight this nation's surging import of fuel after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster sent a nuclear plant into meltdown...