U.S. Trade Deficit Widens More Than Expected $54.0 Billion
2018年11月2日 - 6:31PM
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With the value of imports rising by more than the value of
exports, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday
showing the U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in the
month of September.
The report said the trade deficit widened to $54.0 billion in
September from a revised $53.3 billion in August. Economists had
expected the trade deficit to widen to $53.6 billion.
The wider than expected trade deficit came as the value of
imports jumped by $3.8 billion or 1.5 percent to $266.6 billion in
September from $262.8 billion in August.
Notable increases in imports of capital goods and consumer goods
more than offset a drop in imports of trucks, buses, and special
purpose vehicles.
Meanwhile, the value of exports also surged up by $3.1 billion
or 1.5 percent to $212.6 billion in September from $209.4 billion
in August.
Exports of industrial supplies and materials and civilian
aircraft showed significant increases, while exports of soybeans
continued to decrease amid Chinese tariffs.
"Export growth will remain muted over the next few months,
reflecting the dollar's rebound and the drop off in global economic
growth," said Paul Ashworth, Chief U.S. Economist at Capital
Economics.
The Commerce Department also said the goods deficit widened to
$77.2 billion in September from $7.6 billion in August, while the
services surplus edged down to $23.2 billion from $23.3
billion.
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