US trade deficit for goods up 0.8% in November

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - The US trade deficit for goods rose 0.8% to $90.3 billion in November, according to data released Thursday.

The trade deficit, the difference between imported and exported goods, rose $0.7 billion from $89.6 billion in October, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said in a report.

The expectation was for the figure to come in at $88.4 billion.

Exports in November totaled $165.1 billion, $6.2 billion less than October, according to the report.

Last month, imports were $255.4 billion -- $5.5 billion less than the previous month.