• U.S trade balance and wholesale inventories mixed in October

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28 November 2017

U.S trade balance and wholesale inventories mixed in October

The international trade deficit was $68.3 billion in October, up $4.2 billion from $64.1 billion in September. Exports of goods for October were $129.1 billion, $1.3 billion less than September exports. Imports of goods for October were $197.4 billion, $2.9 billion more than September imports.

Wholesale inventories for October, adjusted for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $605.7 billion, down 0.4 percent from September 2017, and were up 4.0 percent from October 2016. The August 2017 to September 2017 percentage change was revised from up 0.3 percent to up 0.1 percent.

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