U.S. trade deficit falls 6.6% to 19-month low just before Trump tariffs kick in
July 06, 2018 at 08:38 AM EDT
The nation’s trade deficit sank 6.6% in May and slid to a 19-month low, just a month before the first wave of U.S. tariffs on foreign goods in a broadening dispute over unfair trade practices. The deficit declined to $43.1 billion in May.
