Trade Deficit Widened in August

Sign Up to Receive an Email Alert when Flash Headlines are Published

 

Economic Update: U.S. Trade Deficit

The U.S. Trade Deficit expanded to $44.2 billion in August, which was more than the consensus estimate for a deficit of $43.9 billion.

The July reading was revised to $42.5 billion from $42.0 billion

Other stories on the US Economy to review:

• NFIB: Small Business Optimism Holds Steady
  
• Jobs Report Shows Unemployment Rate Dives to 7.8% in September
  
• Factory Orders Pull Back As Expected in August
  
• Challenger: Planned Job Cuts Remain Near 21-month Low
  
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Improves in September, But...
  
• ADP Report Shows Job Market Improved Modestly in September
  
• ISM Manufacturing Returns to Expansion Mode in September
  
• University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves in September
  
• Chicago PMI Dives Below 50 in September
  
• Personal Income and Spending a Mixed Bag in August
  
• Pending Home Sales Point To a Potential Problem
  
• GDP Growth Rate Revised Down Significantly in Q2
  
• Durable Goods Orders Plunged in August
  
• New Home Sales Steady in August
  
• Richmond Fed Index Surprises to the Upside
  
• Consumer Confidence Surges Higher in September
  
• Case-Shiller Home Price Index Improves for 3rd Straight Month
  
• Philly Fed Index Improves in Sept, But Weakness Persists
  
• LEI Dips in August
  
• Exsiting Home Sales Improve in August
  
• Housing Starts Up in August, Permits Lower
  
• Homebuilder Confidence Up Again in Sept
  
• Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization Decline in August
  
• Retail Sales Improve In August
  
• CPI - Inflation In Line With Consensus
  
• PPI Hotter Than Expected in August
  
• U.S. Productivity Improves, Labor Costs Steady

 

Remember, you are in control your email alerts! You can receive alerts for more than 25 free research report alerts including: The “10.0” Report, The Insiders Report, ETF Leaders Report, and The Focus List.