U.S. Trade Deficit Widens
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Record oil prices widened the deficit in November as the cost of imported petroleum outpaced a modest rise in exports.
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The monthly U.S. trade deficit soared to an all-time high of $60.3 billion in November, sending the dollar tumbling and raising new worries about whether the U.S. economy has become too dependent on borrowing from foreigners.
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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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The U.S. trade gap widened nearly 9  percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as sky-high oil  prices helped propel imports into new territory, the government  said on Tuesday, while a second report showed industrial output  rose in November, as expected.
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The U.S. trade deficit surged to an all-time record of $764 billion in 2006, the Commerce Department said today, as high oil prices increased the nation's import bill and as American consumers continued loading up on products churned out in factories from China to Mexico.
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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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WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit rose to its second highest level of the year, reflecting higher prices for foreign oil and a continued appetite for Chinese goods despite this year's recalls of tainted products.
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The U.S. trade deficit widened  nearly 9 percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as  sky-high oil prices helped propel imports into new territory,  the government said on Tuesday.
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A record US trade deficit is rekindling the globalization debate.
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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 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&#39; hardy demand for imported oil and foreign-made goods.
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America's trade deficit rose to its second-highest level of the year as the price of imported crude oil jumped and demand for Chinese products remained strong despite recalls of tainted products.
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The trade deficit jumped to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in U.S. exports, the government reported Thursday. America's trade gap with China hit an all-time high as retailers stocked up on cell phones, toys and televisions in preparation for Christmas sales.
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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 gap widened in May as higher oil prices and a rising tide of Chinese goods pushed imports to a record, overshadowing a strong export performance, a government report showed on Thursday.
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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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The annual US trade deficit rises to a new record of $763.6bn, hit by higher oil prices and surging Chinese imports.