Current "forklift" News - January trade deficit jumps to $46.3 billion

January trade deficit jumps to .3 billion
MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON A surge in oil prices helped push imports up at the fastest pace in 18 years in January, giving the country the largest trade deficit in six months. The Commerce Department said Thursday the January deficit increased 15.1 percent to $ 46.3 billion. Exports rose 2.7 percent to an all-time high of $ 167.7 billion. But imports rose a faster 5.2 percent ...
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Trade deficit widens to US.3 billion in January as higher oil prices cause imports to surge
WASHINGTON - The United States had its largest trade deficit in six months in January as a surge in oil prices helped push imports up at the
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