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Oil and textile imports push US trade deficit to $61 billion

14/04/2005

The US Department of Commerce has announced that the country’s trade deficit in February reached a new record high, reaching $61.04 billion, an increase of 4.3%. This record level is seen as a result of a surge in imports of textiles and oil, whilst US exports only increased slightly. Imports for the month amounted to

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