Details of the August 2015 US trade balance data report 6 October 2015
– Prior -41.86bn
– Exports -2.0% vs +0.6% prior
– Imports 1.2% vs -1.0% prior
Chinese imports rose strongly, +1.2% vs -0.2% in July. Exports to Europe were -2.2% vs -5.3% prior. The minus sign in these numbers is appearing far too often nowadays. Exports are now at their lowest since Oct 2012