Import drop aids UK trade balance
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The UK's trade deficit narrows sharply in January due to falling imports from much of Europe, but exports remain flat.
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The U.S. trade deficit shrank to &#36;51.6 billion in September, an improvement brought about as exports posted their best month on record.
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WASHINGTON - The economy got a double dose of encouraging news Friday as wholesale prices fell and moderating energy costs helped improve the nation&#39;s trade deficit.
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The U.S. trade deficit in October  narrowed by the biggest amount in nearly five years, as oil  import prices plunged for a second consecutive month and  exports edged up to a new record, a Commerce Department report  showed on Tuesday.
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Business & money: Strong line-up and weaker pound boost result, with renaissance seen as an example to manufacturers
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The huge US trade deficit narrowed in July as imports fell for the first time in 10 months. At $50.1bn, the gap remained the second largest on record.
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Soaring US exports help to narrow the country's trade deficit, while unemployment falls slightly.
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The US trade deficit narrowed in July from the prior month&#39;s record as exports rose and a decline in oil shipments contributed to the first drop in imports in 11 months, the Commerce Department said in Washington.
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WASHINGTON -- Helped by a record plunge in oil prices, America's trade deficit dropped dramatically in October, falling to the lowest level in 14 months.
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Britain's trade-in-goods deficit with the rest of the world fell three percent to 7.6 billion pounds in December, official data showed on Monday.
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UK manufacturers see a surprise fall in costs, figures show, indicating inflationary pressure may be easing.
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The UK trade deficit widened to Â£5.3bn in October after imports hit their highest level since records began, official data showed today.
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The sharp fall in the dollar on the foreign exchange markets - and the consequent rise in the value of the euro - may seem like problems that are of little direct concern to the UK, which never signed up to the euro in the first place.
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The US trade deficit unexpectedly fell in April, helped by the weak dollar, official figures show.
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The UK's trade deficit remains flat at Â£3.77bn in July after a sharp monthly fall in both exports and imports.
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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 pound was down against the Euro and US dollar but made gains on the Japanese yen.