According to the Shanghai Securities News reported that the United States August trade deficit unexpectedly appeared 4 months of the first narrows, exports increased to its highest level during the year, export data to a sustained increase in five months, this case can be seen the economic prospects as a good omen. At the same time, while the price increase, but the imported data.
United States Department of Commerce announced last Friday, the United States August international goods and services trade deficit declines 3.6% to 307.1 million, lower than last month's amended 318.5 billion. July trade deficit of $ 319.6 initial data.
This is the United States trade deficit since may decline, for the first time exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Accept the Dow Jones News Service survey of economists had expected deficit will further expand to 336 billion. Oil prices rebound in the near future to promote United States trade deficit continues to expand. Due to the recession resulted in import demand weakened, earlier this year, the United States trade deficit narrowed briefly.
United States August exports growth 0.2%, to $ 1282.2 1280 million last month, the month of December last year, reaching $ 1329.2 highest level ever. Current month decline 0.6% of imports, to 1589.3 billion, was the first time since may appear. July imports 1598.5 billion.
United States crude oil imports for the month of August 173.8 million lower than the July 185.1 billion, although the current oil prices continue to rise, but imports declined. Crude oil import price rise $ 2.27 64.75 dollars per barrel. Crude oil imports from last month's 2.963 million barrels to 2.684 billion barrels.
At the same time, some of the major export economies recently released the latest data show that trade may start to catch up with the fledgling global economic recovery.
Korea, China, Taiwan and Brazil has announced a September trade data, all showed a growth in the last month, but still well below the level of a year-on-year.
Analysts noted that the global market is a big problem, and after the next month, Europe and consumer demand will result in a late holiday orders. Holiday shopping quarter orders usually begin in the summer. But this year, European and American retailers as much as possible to defer making a decision, or to order more. They don't want a repeat of last year, when the financial crisis led to the decline in consumer demand, inventory, and with it increased rapidly.
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