U.S. 2018 Trade Gap Widens to Highest Point Since 2008 at $621 Billion

Reducing the trade deficit has been a goal for U.S. President Donald Trump, but on Wednesday, the Commerce Department reported that the trade deficit increased 12.5 percent in 2018, resulting in a 10-year high. To end 2018, the trade deficit went 18.8 percent higher during the month of December,...