“The international trade deficit was $76.0 billion in September, up $0.6 billion from $75.5 billion in August,” the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.
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- Exports of goods for September were $141.0 billion, $2.5 billion more than August exports.
- Imports of goods for September were $217.0 billion, $3.1 billion more than August imports.
- Wholesale inventories for September were estimated at an end-of-month level of $644.1 billion, up 0.3 percent from August 2018, and were up 5.1 percent from September 2017.
- Retail inventories for September were estimated at an end-of-month level of $642.1 billion, up 0.1 percent from August 2018, and were up 3.1 percent from September 2017.