Trade Deficit Leaps 24.4 percent, Highest on Record Excluding Tariff Distortions

July exports were $310.7 billion, $6.6 billion less than June exports. July imports were $399.3 billion, $10.8 billion more than June imports. The July increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $17.6 billion to $119.6 billion...