The goods and services trade gap expanded from the prior month to $70.3 billion. The shortfall culminated in a full-year deficit of $901.5 billion, still one of the largest in data back to 1960.
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Trade Gap Hits 4-Month High as Firms Rush to Beat Tariffs
The surge in imports was driven by industrial supplies, which rose to the highest level in four months amid a surge in inbound shipments of gold.
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