Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Trade deficit increases on higher oil import costs

Here are a couple of interesting charts provided by the Commerce Department that reflect the balance of payments.  A rise in the nation’s bill for oil helped lift the gap by $1 billion to $27 billion in June.

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The improvement in exports, however, continues to point to a slow improvement in the global economy.

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Details are available at Examiner.

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