US trade deficit hits near-record level
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The US trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported.
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The US trade gap shrank by a sharper than expected 3.7% in September as exports rose to a record high, despite a new record deficit with China.
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NEW YORK, October 15  - The US trade deficit increased to the second-highest record level of $54 billion in August this year, primarily driven by the elevated oil import prices and record imports of Chinese goods.
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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. trade deficit, propelled by a record foreign oil bill, surged to $54 billion in August, the second highest level in history.
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Record imports and surging oil prices helped widen the U.S. trade deficit much more than expected in November to $63.1 billion, despite a ninth consecutive month of record exports, a U.S. Commerce Department report on Friday showed.
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America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of &#36;55.5 billion in October as imports &#151; including those from China &#151; surged to the loftiest levels on record. Skyrocketing crude-oil prices also contributed to the yawning trade gap.
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A record US trade deficit is rekindling the globalization debate.
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The annual US trade deficit rises to a  record $763.6bn, hit by higher oil prices and surging Chinese imports.
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The trade deficit increased to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported yesterday.
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The deficit in the broadest measure of trade climbed to a record high of $164.7 billion in the third quarter of this year, reflecting Americans' hardy demand for imported oil and foreign-made goods.
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The politically sensitive U.S. trade  deficit widened more than expected in August to its  second-highest level on record, fueled by the highest oil  import prices in 23 years and record imports from China, the  U.S. government said on Thursday.
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The US trade deficit widened nearly 9 percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as sky-high oil prices helped propel imports into uncharted territory, the government said on Tuesday.
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The US trade deficit, propelled by a record foreign oil bill, surged to $54 billion in August, the second highest level in history.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit in November rose to the highest level in 14 months, reflecting record foreign crude oil prices. 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 widened more than expected in December and grew 6.5 percent during all of 2006 to a record $763.6 billion, a U.S. Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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The U S technology industry imported more computers, high-tech components, and consumer electronics in 2006 than it exported, resulting in a record $102 billion trade deficit in the sector, according to a new report due out today.