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Updated · Bloomberg · Oct 28US Goods Trade Deficit Widens to $134.9 Billion as Capital-Goods Imports Surge
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Oct 28Summary
- $134.9 billion marked the US merchandise-trade deficit in September, up 2.1% from August and the widest gap since March 2025.
- Capital-goods imports drove the increase, extending a three-month run of widening deficits in the Commerce Department’s unadjusted figures.
- $130.2 billion was the median economist estimate in a Bloomberg survey, leaving the September shortfall notably larger than expected.
- The latest reading points to persistent import strength in goods trade even as forecasters had anticipated some narrowing.
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