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US TRADE DEFICIT RISES 17.7% IN 2020 TO $679 BILLION, HIGHEST SINCE 2008

Published On 05 Feb 2021 04:10 PM


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• The Commerce Department said that the difference between the value of the goods and services the US sells abroad and what it purchases jumped from $577 billion in 2019

• The impact of tax policies imposed by the former US President Donald Trump to narrow the difference was immediately visible as the gap narrowed slightly in 2019

• The deficit with China in the sale of goods slumped 10 p....


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