The widening in the trade deficit to $71.1bn in February, from $67.8bn, came as trade in both directions was hit by the severe winter weather. Import growth is on course to outpace exports again in the first quarter but, as other advanced economies emerge from the pandemic, we expect that pattern to reverse over the rest of the year.
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