US Trade Deficit Rises to More Than $100 Billion

Countries with which the United States has the largest trade deficits are China, Mexico, Vietnam, Ireland, and Germany.

A sticker on a piece of mining machinery as bucket-wheel excavators stand nearby in the Welzow Sued open-pit lignite coal mine near Welzow, Germany, on Sept. 25, 2015. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The United States’ trade deficit widened last month to more than $100 billion, with import growth outstripping the uptick in exports, according to data released by the government.

The trade deficit for November is estimated to be $102.9 billion, up by 4.7 percent from $98.3 billion in October, according to a Dec. 27 statement from the U.S. Census Bureau. Imports totaled $279.2 billion, 58 percent higher than exports, which registered $176.4 billion.