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February 2013 Trade Gap is $43.0 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in February 2013 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $44.5 billion (revised) in January to $43.0 billion in February as exports increased more than imports. The previously published January deficit was $44.4 billion. The goods deficit decreased $1.5 billion from January to $60.2 billion in February; the services surplus…
January 2013 Trade Gap is $44.4 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $38.1 billion (revised) in December to $44.4 billion in January, as imports increased and exports decreased. The previously published December deficit was $38.5 billion. The goods deficit increased $5.7 billion from December to $61.8 billion in January, and the…
December 2012 Trade Gap is $38.5 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in December 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $48.6 billion (revised) in November to $38.5 billion in December, as exports increased and imports decreased. The previously published November deficit was $48.7 billion. The goods deficit decreased $9.4 billion from November to $56.2 billion in December, and the…
November 2012 Trade Gap is $48.7 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in November 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $42.1 billion (revised) in October to $48.7 billion in November, as imports increased more than exports. The previously published October deficit was $42.2 billion. The goods deficit increased $6.6 billion from October to $65.7 billion in November, and the services…
October 2012 Trade Gap is $42.2 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in October 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $40.3 billion (revised) in September to $42.2 billion in October, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published September deficit was $41.5 billion. The goods deficit increased $1.8 billion from September to $59.2 billion in October, and the services…
September 2012 Trade Gap is $41.5 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in September 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $43.8 billion (revised) in August to $41.5 billion in September, as exports increased more than imports. The previously published August deficit was $44.2 billion. The goods deficit decreased $1.4 billion from August to $57.5 billion in September, and the services…
August 2012 Trade Gap is $44.2 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in August 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $42.5 billion (revised) in July to $44.2 billion in August, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published July deficit was $42.0 billion. The goods deficit increased $1.5 billion from July to $59.3 billion in August, and the services surplus decreased…
July 2012 Trade Gap is $42.0 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in July 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $41.9 billion (revised) in June to $42.0 billion in July, as exports decreased more than imports. The previously published June deficit was $42.9 billion. The goods deficit decreased $0.2 billion from June to $57.3 billion in July, and the services surplus decreased $0.3…
Trade in Digitally Enabled Services Shows Strong Growth
U.S. trade in services enabled by digital technologies grew at a faster pace than trade in all other services in recent years, a new analysis by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows. Information and communications technologies (ICT) play an important role in cross-border trade in services, and improvements in these digital technologies and reductions in their costs have played an important role in contributing to growth in trade in…
June Trade Gap is $42.9 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in June 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $48.0 billion (revised) in May to $42.9 billion in June, as exports increased and imports decreased. The previously published May deficit was $48.7 billion. The goods deficit decreased $5.4 billion from May to $57.5 billion in June, and the services surplus decreased $0.3…
May Trade Gap is $48.7 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $50.6 billion (revised) in April to $48.7 billion in May, as imports decreased and exports increased. The previously published April deficit was $50.1 billion. The goods deficit decreased $1.6 billion from April to $63.5 billion in May, and the services surplus increased $0.3…
April Trade Gap is $50.1 Billion
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in April 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $52.6 billion (revised) in March to $50.1 billion in April, as imports decreased more than exports. The previously published March deficit was $51.8 billion. The goods deficit decreased $2.7 billion from March to $64.8 billion in April, and the services surplus decreased…