According to the results of April this year, the foreign trade deficit of the USA (the country’s goods imports are more than goods exports) reached the highest level of the last six months and reached 74.6 billion dollars in monetary terms. For the second month of spring, this indicator increased by 23% compared to March, informs “Interfax” referring to US Department of Commerce statistics.
At the end of April, exports from the USA decreased by $9.2 billion (-3.6%) to $249 billion, while the volume of imports in monetary terms increased to $323.6 billion (+1.5%) in the same period. ), mentioned in the article.
“In April, the US trade deficit increased 23% from March, reaching a six-month high of $74.6 billion. According to the revised data, the negative trade balance was $60.6 billion in March. <….> In the January-April period of this year, the US foreign trade balance decreased by 23.9% compared to the same period of the previous year and became 275.55 billion dollars.
June 7, Office of the Prime Minister refers to US statistics reportedAccording to the results of April this year, the volume of imports of Russian products to the US domestic market has fallen sharply. In the second month of spring, this figure fell by half to $ 215.6 million in monetary terms.