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Archive Home > 2012 > February > 11 > U.S. trade deficit hit 6-month high

U.S. trade deficit hit 6-month high


February 11, 2012

The U.S. trade deficit widened in December to a six-month high as a strengthening economy prompted bigger gains in imports than exports.

The gap increased 3.7 percent to $48.8 billion from $47.1 billion in November, Commerce Department figures showed Friday in Washington. Purchases of goods and....

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