Trade Deficit Rose $2.1 Billion in December

Washington, DC, February 27, 2018-The international trade deficit was $74.4 billion in January, up $2.1 billion from $72.3 billion in December.

Exports of goods for January were $133.9 billion, $3.1 billion less than December exports. Imports of goods for January were $208.3 billion, $0.9 billion less than December imports.

Wholesale inventories for January were up 0.7% from December 2017, and were up 4.5% from January 2017. The November 2017 to December 2017 percentage change was revised from up 0.4% to up 0.6%.

Retail inventories for January rose 0.8% from December 2017, and were up 2.4% from January 2017. The November 2017 to December 2017 percentage change was revised from up 0.2% to up 0.3%.