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U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows Much More Than Expected In April
(RTTNews) - Largely reflecting a sharp pullback by the value of the imports, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing a substantial decrease in the size of the U.S. trade deficit in the month of April.
The Commerce Department said the U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $61.6 billion in April from a revised $138.3 billion in March.
Economists had expected the trade deficit to shrink to $94.0 billion from the $140.5 billion originally reported for the previous month.
The significantly smaller trade deficit came as the value of imports plummeted by 16.3 percent to $351.0 billion, while the value of exports jumped by 3.0 percent to $289.4 billion.
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U.S. Consumer Sentiment Improves Much More Than Expected In June
Preliminary data released by the University of Michigan on Friday showed a substantial improvement by consumer sentiment in the U.S. in the month of June. The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index surged to 60.5 in June after holding at 52.2 in May. Economists had expected the index to rise to 53.5.
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U.S. Producer Prices Inch Up 0.1% In May, Less Than Expected
After reporting an unexpected decrease by U.S. producer prices in the previous month, the Labor Department released a report Thursday showing producer prices crept slightly higher in the month of May. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand inched up by 0.1 percent after slipping by a revised 0.2 percent in April.
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Unchanged At Eight-Month High
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in flat in the week ended June 7th. The report said initial jobless claims in at 248,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. Economists had expected jobless claims to dip to 240,000 from the 247,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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U.S. Producer Prices Inch Up Less Than Expected In May
After reporting an unexpected decrease by U.S. producer prices in the previous month, the Labor Department released a report Thursday showing producer prices crept slightly higher in the month of May.
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unchanged At 248,000
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in flat in the week ended June 7th.
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U.S. Consumer Prices Inch Up 0.1% In May, Slightly Less Than Expected
A closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday showed a slight increase by consumer prices in the U.S. in the month of May. The Labor Department said its consumer price index inched up by 0.1 percent in May after rising by 0.2 percent in April. Economists had expected another 0.2 percent increase.
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U.S. Consumer Prices Inch Up Slightly Less Than Expected In May
A closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday showed a slight increase by consumer prices in the U.S. in the month of May.
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U.S. Job Growth Slightly Exceeds Estimates In May
Employment in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of May, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday. The Labor Department said non-farm payroll employment shot up by 139,000 jobs in May after jumping by a downwardly revised 147,000 jobs in April.
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