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.