trade gap News Updates

The gap in goods and services trade grew 24.4% from the prior month to $88.6 billion. The value of imports increased 2.8% and exports fell 2.1%.

The gap in goods and services trade shrank 1.2% in April from the prior month to $55.9 billion, Commerce Department data showed June 9.

The gap in goods and services trade grew 4.4% from the prior month to $60.3 billion, Commerce Department data showed May 5.

The gap in goods and services trade shrank more than 25% from the prior month to $54.5 billion, Commerce Department data showed March 12.

The goods and services trade gap shrank 16% from the prior month to $60.2 billion, Commerce Department data showed Aug. 5.

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened in September for the first time in six months as imports grew and some exports plunged.

The U.S. trade deficit widened to the second largest on record in November as merchandise imports reached a more than one-year high in the midst of the holiday shopping season, causing the shortfall in goods to climb to the highest yet.

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April as exports and imports tumbled, highlighting the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs even before negotiations with China unraveled and he threatened levies on Mexican goods.

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened for a second month to the highest level since a record in December as exports dipped.

The U.S. trade deficit with China decreased to the narrowest in almost three years as imports slowed and exports advanced, offering President Donald Trump a chance to claim his tariff war is yielding the desired results just as negotiations reach a critical stage.