April trade gap shrinks more than expected
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The trade deficit shrank much more than expected in April to $58.5 billion, as the weakening U.S. dollar appeared to depress import demand and help push exports to a record, a U.S. Commerce Department report on Friday showed.
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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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The trade deficit widened as  expected in May, as higher oil prices helped lift imports to an  all-time high, swamping a boost to exports from stronger  overseas growth and a weaker dollar, a government report showed  on Thursday.
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U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the most comprehensive gauge of the U.S. international  trade gap widened to a record in the second quarter, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.
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WASHINGTON The United States announced Thursday that its trade gap widened in August to $54 billion, the second-largest ever, reflecting record spending on imported oil and a decline in goods exports that may presage a slowdown in manufacturing.
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Export growth slowed in April as shipments to the United States fell for the first time in more than two years. Exports overall grew 8.3 percent, slowing from 10.3 percent growth in March, the Ministry of Finance said in a report. Shipments to the United States fell 4.8 percent, after growing 2.4 percent the previous month. The slowest growth in four years in the United States, destination of a fifth of Japanese exports, led to reduced demand for automobiles and electronics. Japanâs trade surplus in April rose 51.8 percent, to 926.7 billion yen ($7.6 billion).
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The U.S. current account deficit shrank in the fourth quarter of 2006 to its smallest in more than a year 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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The US economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate from April through June, slower than the government estimated last month, as higher oil prices limited consumer spending and contributed to a record trade deficit.
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The trade deficit narrowed slightly in July as exports continued to outpace imports, the government said on Tuesday, suggesting trade could offer a welcome lift to third-quarter economic growth.
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The U.S. current account trade gap  widened slightly to a record $164.71 billion in the third  quarter, data showed on Thursday, but U.S. dependence on  overseas capital was not as great as feared, fueling a big  dollar rally.
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The US trade gap narrowed to a four-month low in July helped by car and food sales, official data shows.
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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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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 trade deficit narrowed slightly  in July as exports continued to outpace imports, the government  said on Tuesday, suggesting trade could offer a welcome lift to  third-quarter economic growth.
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The US economy slowed less than previously estimated in the second quarter as exports and inventories grew, revised numbers from the government show.
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WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit increased in the spring to the second-highest level in history, reflecting a big jump in payments for foreign oil and a deterioration in the country's investment position.
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The US trade deficit narrowed as exports reached a record in April, according to fresh government figures that bode well for the American economy.