US trade deficit hits fresh high
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The US trade deficit hit a record high of $68bn in July, due to the rising cost of oil imports, official figures show.
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The huge U.S. current account  deficit widened in the third quarter to a record $225.6  billion, as gushing oil prices and strong demand for Chinese  and other foreign goods pushed imports higher, a U.S. Commerce  Department report showed on Monday.
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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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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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The annual US trade deficit rises to a  record $763.6bn, hit by higher oil prices and surging Chinese imports.
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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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US trade deficit soared to an all-time high of 55.5 billion US dollars in October compared with 50.9 billion dollars the previous month, the US Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
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America's trade deficit swelled to a record high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels ever. Skyrocketing crude oil prices also contributed to the yawning trade gap.
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The U.S. trade deficit hit a fifth straight annual record in 2006, driven by a record oil import bill and a flood of goods from China, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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The U.S. trade deficit widened   sharply in July to a record $68 billion, as oil import prices,   and demand for foreign goods and services rose to new highs, a   government report showed 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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America's deficit in the broadest measure of trade shot up to an all-time high in the summer, reflecting the huge jump in the country's foreign oil bill.
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The US trade deficit has exploded 19% to a record $55.8bn as oil costs drove imports higher, according to a latest figures.
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America's trade deficit soared to an all-time high of &#36;60.3 billion in November, reflecting record levels for imports of everything from oil and consumer goods to farm products, the government reported Wednesday.
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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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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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America&#39;s trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels on record.