• Australia's trade deficit widens to A$3.1 billion in August

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6 October 2015

Australia's trade deficit widens to A$3.1 billion in August

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its trade data on Tuesday. Australia's trade deficit widened to A$3.1 billion in August from A$2.79 billion in July, missing expectations for a decline to a deficit of A$2.55 billion. July's figure was revised up from a deficit of A$2.46 billion.

Exports were flat in August, while imports rose 0.1%.

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