Trade deficit falls to $63.9 billion in September
Matt Ott | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 2 months AGO
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit fell in September after hitting a 14-year high in August as exports outpaced imports.
The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the gap between what the U.S. sells and what it buys abroad fell to $63.9 billion in September, a decline of 4.7% from a $67 billion deficit in August. September exports rose 2.6% to $176.4 billion, while imports ticked up 0.5% to $240.2 billion.
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