U.S. Trade Deficit Widens as Exports Hit Five-and-a-Half-Year Low

Reuters, Mar. 4, 2016–Mutikani, Lucia

The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in January as a strong dollar and weak global demand helped to push exports to a more than five-and-a-half-year low, suggesting trade will continue to weigh on economic growth in the first quarter.

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