Wed, 04 May 2016 13:49:04 GMT
US trade deficit improves in March
According to the Department of Commerce, the country's trade deficit dropped 13.9% month-on-month to $40.4 billion in the third month of the year, following February's $46.9 billion gap and posting the narrowest deficit since November 2014. Meanwhile, US exports declined 0.9% and imports slipped 3.6% to $176.6 billion and $217.1 billion respectively.