trade gap news seems incorrect, help !?!?! Dec gap $55.7 billion Jan gap $58.3 billion
but info per nation does not seem consistent anyone have better information ??? many thanks
/ jim
from bea.gov the big nations covered only amount to a $0.4B rise and the pan-Asia total shows a $1.5B rise when a total of $2.6B rise is reported overall
The January figures showed surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Australia $0.6 (for December $0.5), Hong Kong $0.4 ($0.7), Singapore $0.3 ($0.2), and Egypt $0.2 ($0.1). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China $15.3 ($14.3), Europe $9.5 ($11.9), the European Union $8.1 ($10.3), Japan $6.2 ($6.9), Canada $6.2 ($4.9), OPEC $6.1 ($5.8), Mexico $2.9 ($3.4), Korea $1.9 ($1.3), Taiwan $1.2 ($0.6), Brazil $0.9 ($0.9), and Argentina $0.1 ($0.1). |