World News | US Trade Deficit Hits Record USD 73.3 Billion in August
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Washington, Oct 5 (AP) The US trade deficit increased to a record USD 73.3 billion in August as a small gain in exports was swamped by a much larger increase in imports.
The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the monthly trade deficit increased 4.2 per cent in August, rising to an all-time high, surpassing the previous record of USD 73.2 billion set in June.
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The trade deficit represents the gap between what the country exports to the rest of the world and the imports it purchases from other countries.
In August, exports rose 0.5 per cent to USD 213.7 billion, reflecting revived overseas demand. But imports, even with all the supply chain problems at ports, were up an even stronger 1.4 per cent to USD 287 billion.
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The politically sensitive deficit with China surged 10.8 per cent to USD 31.7 billion.
Katherine Tai, the Biden administration's top trade negotiator, announced Monday that the United States plans to launch new trade talks with China but will maintain the Trump-era tariffs as it pushes to get China to fulfill pledges it has made to buy more US goods and services.
The Biden administration has spent months since coming into office reviewing the economic relationship with China, the world's second largest economy.(AP)
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