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US trade deficit rose to $43.5 billion in September

Nov 3, 2017 | 6:45 AM

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit rose in September to $43.5 billion as imports grew faster than exports.

The Commerce Department says the September trade gap in goods and services —the difference between exports and imports — was up from $42.8 billion in August. Exports rose 1.1 per cent to $196.8 billion, highest since December 2014. But imports rose more: up 1.2 per cent to $240.3 billion.

President Donald Trump views America’s massive trade deficits as a sign of economic weakness and has vowed to bring them down. But so far this year, the U.S. trade gap of $405.2 billion this year is up more than 9 per cent from January-September 2016.