Economic Buzz: US trade deficit widens to $56.8 billion in November
The Commerce Department said the trade deficit widened to $56.8 billion in November from a revised $29.2 billion in October.
The wider than expected trade deficit came amid a sharp increase in the value of imports and a steep drop in the value of exports.
The report said the value of imports spiked by 5.0 percent to $348.9 billion in November after tumbling by 3.0 percent to $332.1 billion in October.
Significant growth in imports of consumer goods and capital goods more than offset a decrease in imports of industrial supplies and materials.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said the value of exports plunged by 3.6 percent to $292.1 billion in November after surging by 3.0 percent to $302.9 billion in October.
Exports of industrial supplies and materials, including non-monetary gold, slumped during the month along with exports of pharmaceuticals.
The report also said the goods deficit widened to $86.9 billion in November from $59.0 billion in October, while the services surplus crept up to $30.1 billion in November from $29.8 billion in October.
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