The US deficit in its foreign trade in goods and services rose just 1.6% in January compared to the previous monthto settle at 68.300 million dollars, reported this Wednesday the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA, in English).
In the first month of 2023, imports increased 3% compared to December, while exports rose 3.4%, despite the strength of the dollar.
It is the second consecutive month that this indicator has risen, after a 21% plunge in November last yearin a delicate global economic context.
In January, imports grew by 9.6 billion dollars compared to December, to settle at $325,800. While, exports increased by 8,500 million dollarsup to $257,500.
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The deficit stood at 68.3 billion dollars900 more than in December, when it stood at 67.400 million.
However, in the average of the last three months, a measure used by economists to determine the trend, the average deficit of goods and services fell by 3,000 million to 65,400 million dollars.
Average exports rose 0.3 billion to $252.8 billion, while average imports fell 2.7 billion to $318.2 billion.
US trade deficit falls 21.9% year-on-year
In year-on-year terms, the deficit plummeted 21.9%, a total of 19.2 billion dollarswith a rise in exports of 13.3% (30,200 million) and an increase in imports of 3.5% (11,000 million).
Exports of goods increased by 10.1 billion to 177.8 billion dollars in January, while exports of services fell by 1.6 billion to 79.7 billion.
Regarding imports, those of goods increased by 9.5 billion to 267.9 billion, while those of services grew slightly by 100 million to 57.9 billion.
By region, the deficit with the European Union stood at 18.5 billion dollars in January, while the deficit with China, which is very politically sensitive, stood at 21.9 billion dollars.
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