U.S. Trade Deficit Widens as Import Gain Barely Exceeds Exports

Trucks carry shipping containers next to a cargo ship docked in the APM Terminals yard at the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The U.S. Census Bureau released trade balance of goods and services figures on August 4. — Trucks carry shipping containers next to a cargo ship docked in the APM Terminals yard at the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., on Thursday, July 20, 2017. The U.S. Census Bureau released trade balance of goods and services figures on August 4.Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

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By Agnel Philip

November 3, 2017 at 12:30 PM UTC

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The U.S. trade deficit widened in Septemberas a pickup in imports barely outpaced a gain in exports thatreflected a jump in petroleum shipments, Commerce Departmentdata showed Friday.

Highlights of Trade Balance (September)