trade deficit News Updates

Government, Business

US Trade Deficit Rises 1.7% to $63.1 Billion in October

The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically sensitive gap in the trade of goods with China and Mexico grew.

December 4, 2020
Government, Business

Trade Deficit Falls to $63.9 Billion in September

The U.S. trade deficit fell in September after hitting a 14-year high in August as exports outpaced imports.

November 4, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

US Trade Deficit Widened in August to Largest Since 2006

The U.S. trade deficit widened in August to the largest since 2006 as the nation imported a record amount of consumer goods amid a pickup in demand ahead of the holiday shopping season.

October 6, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

US Trade Deficit Surges in July to Highest in 12 Years

The U.S. trade deficit surged in July to $63.6 billion, the highest level in 12 years, as imports jumped by a record amount.

September 3, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Trade Gap Narrows as Autos Spur Record Exports Increase

The deficit in U.S. trade of goods and services narrowed in June for the first time since February as exports jumped, though shipments remained well below pre-pandemic levels.

August 5, 2020
Government, Business

US Trade Deficit Drops for First Time in Six Years

The U.S. trade deficit fell 1.7% last year to $616.8 billion as President Donald Trump hammered China with import taxes.

February 5, 2020
Government, Business

Trade Deficit Falls 8.2% to $43.1 Billion in November

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in more than three years as U.S. exports rose while imports declined, putting the country on track to see the first annual decline in the trade deficit in six years.

January 7, 2020
Government, Business

US Trade Deficit Falls to $52.5 Billion in September

The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports and America ran a rare surplus in petroleum.

November 5, 2019
Government, Business

US Goods-Trade Deficit Narrowed to Three-Month Low

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in July to a three-month low as exports picked up and imports declined.

August 29, 2019
Government, Business

US Trade Deficit Rises to Five-Month High of $55.5 Billion in May

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit rose to a five-month high in May as the politically sensitive imbalances with China and Mexico widened. The Commerce Department said July 3 that the gap between the goods and services the U.S. sells and what it buys from foreign countries rose 8.4% to $55.5 billion in May.

July 3, 2019