US Trade Deficit Falls to 1.5-Year Low Amid Fewer Imports from China

US Trade Deficit Falls to 1.5-Year Low Amid Fewer Imports from China
Shipping containers are seen at the Port Newark Container Terminal in Newark, New Jersey, on July 2, 2009. Reuters/Mike Segar
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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America’s trade deficit fell by 7.6 percent in October to a 16-month low, driven in part by lower imports from China amid the ongoing trade dispute.

The deficit in the nation’s October trade bill dropped to $47.2 billion from a revised $51.1 billion the previous month, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday. The drop was the second straight monthly decline in the trade account as both imports and exports of goods fell.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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