24 Sep 2015

Trade deficit widens in August

From Business News, 12:20 pm on 24 September 2015

The annual trade deficit has hit its highest level in more than six years. Official figures show imports exceeded exports to the tune of 3-point-3 billion dollars in the year to August, the largest shortfall since April 2009.

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