Economics

U.S. Goods-Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports Surge to Record

  • Merchandise-trade gap shrank in April for first time in 2021
  • Consumer-goods imports drop from record high, falling 4.2%
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The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit narrowed for the first time this year as the value of exports surged to a record and imports fell from an all-time high.