U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows to $54.5 Billion as January Exports Reach Record High
January exports reached a record $302.1 billion amid gains in industrial supplies and capital goods, while imports declined 0.7%, narrowing the trade deficit by 25.3%.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau said the trade gap contracted 25.3% to $54.5 billion as exports jumped 5.5% to $302.1 billion and imports fell 0.7% in January.
- Strong demand lifted exports of industrial supplies and materials, boosted by a $9.4 billion rise largely from nonmonetary gold, while capital goods increased $5.4 billion and exports of services hit a record $106.7 billion.
- Goods exports rose 8.1% to $195.5 billion while goods imports slipped 1.0% to $277.3 billion, narrowing the goods trade deficit to $81.8 billion despite a $3.3 billion drag from consumer goods, mostly pharmaceutical preparations.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Falls Sharply, Down 57.6 Percent From a Year Earlier
The Commerce Department said Thursday that the goods and services deficit fell to $54.5 billion in January, down from $128.4 billion in the same month a year ago. That marked a decline of $73.9 billion, or 57.6 percent.
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