US: International trade deficit rose to $75.5 billion in September

"The international trade deficit was $76.0 billion in September, up $0.6 billion from $75.5 billion in August," the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.

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• Exports of goods for September were $141.0 billion, $2.5 billion more than August exports.
• Imports of goods for September were $217.0 billion, $3.1 billion more than August imports.
• Wholesale inventories for September were estimated at an end-of-month level of $644.1 billion, up 0.3 percent from August 2018, and were up 5.1 percent from September 2017.
• Retail inventories for September were estimated at an end-of-month level of $642.1 billion, up 0.1 percent from August 2018, and were up 3.1 percent from September 2017.