Trade Shock: U.S. Trade Deficit in Goods
Jumps 17.8% to Record $125.3 billion
Posted By: Black Conservative Voice, 4/28/2022 7:52:14 AM
Economists had expected the U.S. trade deficit in goods to narrow to $105.0 billion in March after growing to a record-high $106.3 in February. That turned out to be very far off-base. The Census Bureau said Wednesday that the deficit in goods jumped 17.8 percent to a record $125.3 billion in March. That broke February’s record. As the U.S. economy recovered rapidly from the pandemic and the Federal Reserve has begun raising interest rates, the dollar has strengthened against foreign currencies. The dollar’s strength against foreign currencies makes imports relatively cheaper.
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Every freaking day Biden is destroying something else, there won't be a country left to fix by the time he's done.