US Trade Goods Deficit Hits Record High in the First Quarter of 2022

US Trade Goods Deficit Hits Record High in the First Quarter of 2022
Shipping containers are stacked after being offloaded from a boat in Miami, Fla., on Nov. 4, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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The U.S. trade goods deficit rose to a record high in March, according to a Commerce Department report on April 27, as the value of imports dwarfed that of exports, reflecting skyrocketing inflation.

Last month showed solid increases in retail and wholesale inventories, which may somewhat ease the effect of the trade deficit on domestic GDP growth.

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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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