WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit shrank more than expected in December, to $38.5 billion, as imports dropped sharply, Commerce Department data released on Friday showed.
The trade shortfall was well below the average analyst estimate of $45.4 billion and followed three months of widening deficits.
The Commerce Department revised November's reading down to $48.6.
In December, exports totalled $186.4 billion, up $3.9 billion from November. Imports of $224.9 billion were $6.2 billion less than the prior month's reading.
On a 12-month basis, exports were up 4.9 percent and imports fell 2.0 percent.
- AFP/al
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