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发帖数: 1 | 1 U.S. Trade Deficit Widens to Record
By Harriet Torry
Strong U.S. demand for computers, vehicles and oil helped drive the U.S.
trade deficit to a new record of $109.8 billion in March.
The Commerce Department on Wednesday said the trade deficit widened by 22.3%
from the prior month. Imports rose by 10.3% to $351.5 billion as the U.S.
took in far more goods than it exported. Exports, however, also rose
strongly—increasing 5.6%—but didn’t keep pace with imports amid global
uncertainty stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.
A sharp increase in U.S. imports in the first quarter was a big factor
behind a 1.4% drop in U.S. gross domestic product. |
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