U.S. Trade Deficit Drops in 2007
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The deficit declined by six percent, after setting records for five straight years. The improvement came despite a huge jump in the bill for foreign oil and another record deficit with China.
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Britain's trade-in-goods deficit with the rest of the world stood at 7.4 billion pounds in November, unchanged from October, official data showed on Thursday.
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THE Commerce Department reported today that the United States recorded a $US54 billion ($74.55 billion) trade deficit in August, the second highest level on record.
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The U.S. current account deficit  shrank more than expected in the fourth quarter of 2006 to  $195.8 billion, as lower oil prices took a bite out of imports  and U.S. exports continued to rise, a Commerce Department  report showed on Wednesday.
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Canadaâs trade surplus narrowed in October, as exports to the United States fell to the lowest level in two years because of falling energy prices. The surplus narrowed to 3.8 billion Canadian dollars ($3.3 billion) from a revised 4.5 billion Canadian dollars in September, Statistics Canada said. Exports fell 1.7 percent, to 37.3 billion Canadian dollars. Imports increased for the first time since July, advancing 0.4 percent, to 33.5 billion Canadian dollars.
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The deficit in trade in goods shrank to 6.2 billion pounds in January from 6.9 billion in December, official data showed Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit in November surged to the highest level in 14 months, reflecting record imports of foreign oil. The deficit with China declined slightly while the weak dollar boosted exports to another record high.
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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed more than expected in September as a rise in exports to unprecedented levels offset the impact of record-high prices for imported oil, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in  December as oil import prices had the biggest decline in nearly  14 years, while first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to  the lowest level in more than 4 years.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit set a fifth consecutive annual record in 2006, reflecting a huge jump in America's foreign oil bill and an all-time high for the trade gap with China. The year ended with the December deficit increasing more than had been expected.
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The US trade deficit ballooned to a record high of $617.7 billion last year, pushed by soaring oil prices and Americans' insatiable appetite for everything foreign, from cars to toys and food.
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The United States trade deficit shrank to $51.6 billion in September, as exports posted their best month on record. In another report, new claims for jobless
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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in December but was still the second-highest monthly figure ever. And that lifted the deficit for 2004 to $617.7 billion -- an all-time high that shattered the previous record, set in 2003, by 24 percent.
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A record drop in oil import prices pushed the U.S. trade deficit in October to its lowest level in more than a year, while U.S. exports rose to a new high, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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The U.S. trade deficit set a fifth consecutive annual record in 2006, reflecting a huge jump in America's foreign oil bill and an all-time high for the trade gap with China. The year ended with the December deficit increasing more than had been expected.
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The U.S. trade deficit in November surged to the highest level in 14 months, reflecting record imports of foreign oil. The deficit with China declined slightly while the weak dollar boosted exports to another record high.
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Slowing activity in the US economy and a possible sudden cooling of overheated property markets are the main threats to the world economy in 2007 after vigorous recovery this year.