U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Narrows To $63.2 Billion In November

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U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Narrows To $63.2 Billion In November

(RTTNews) - The Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing the U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly shrank in the month of November.

The report said the trade deficit narrowed to $63.2 billion in November from a revised $64.5 billion in October. Economists had expected the trade deficit to widen to $65.0 billion from the $64.3 billion originally reported for the previous month.

The unexpectedly smaller trade deficit came as the value of imports tumbled by 1.9 percent to $316.9 billion, while the value of export slumped by 1.9 percent to $253.7 billion.

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