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US trade deficit widened 13.7% to $105.6 billion in August 2026
Reuters reports that imports rose 4.3% to $420.8 billion, while exports increased 1.4% to $315.2 billion.
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Reuters, published by The Economic Times, reports that the US trade deficit reached $105.6 billion in August 2026, above the $102 billion forecast by economists it polled. Imports rose 4.3% to $420.8 billion, while exports increased 1.4% to $315.2 billion. Economists estimated that trade could subtract as much as 2.5 percentage points from third-quarter GDP.
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