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| Subject: Record imports widen US trade deficit Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:59 am | |
| The US trade deficit widened in December to its biggest gap since June.
Figures from the Commerce Department showed that the overall deficit rose by 3.7% to $48.8bn (£31bn), up from a $47.06bn figure for the month earlier.
Imports rose 1.3% to a record $227.56bn, boosted by demand for foreign cars and machinery.
US exports grew slightly, by 0.7%, helped by the weak dollar, with records set for petrol, services and advance technology goods.
The widening of the trade gap was bigger than had been expected.
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