The Housing Chronicles Blog: goods and services deficit
Showing posts with label goods and services deficit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goods and services deficit. Show all posts

Monday, April 9, 2018

February trade deficit widens to highest level since October 2008

The goods and services deficit was $57.6 billion in February, up $0.9 billion from $56.7 billion in January. This is the highest U.S. trade deficit since October 2008.

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Trade deficit up 1.6 percent in November and 11.6 percent YTD from 2016

The goods and services deficit was $50.5 billion in November, up $1.6 billion from $48.9 billion in October, revised. The November increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $1.7 billion to $70.9 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $0.1 billion to $20.4 billion.

Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $53.4 billion, or 11.6 percent, from the same period in 2016. Exports increased $112.7 billion or 5.6 percent. Imports increased $166.1 billion or 6.7 percent.

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