Dados EUA: Trade gap hits record

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Trade gap hits record

Gap between U.S. imports and exports reaches $61 billion in February, well above forecasts.

April 12, 2005: 8:33 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The U.S. trade gap grew to a record level in February, a government report showed Tuesday, as the difference between the nation's imports and exports came in well above Wall Street expectations.

The Commerce Department report showed a gap of $61.04 billion with the nation's trading partners, up from the revised $58.5 billion figure in January. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had forecast a $59.0 billion trade gap.

The previous record trade gap was in November 2004 when the deficit reached $59.4 billion.

Fonte: Cnnfn