USA: The deficit of goods and services widens to 67,400 million dollars in December, compared to the 68,500 expected

• The US Trade Balance of Goods and Services stood at -67.4 billion dollars in December.
• The Dollar Index continues to rise after knowing these data.

He US international trade deficit in goods and services increased by $6.4 billionup to $67.4 billion in December, data released jointly by the US Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed Tuesday.

This figure improved market expectations, which expected a deficit of 68.5 billion dollars.

“December exports were 250.2 billion dollars, 2.2 billion less than those of November,” the publication also said. “December imports were $317.6 billion, $4.2 billion more than November.”

market reaction

The Dollar Index maintains its bullish momentum following these data and is trading at its highest level in almost a month at 103.85, up 0.22% daily.