The trade deficit narrowed to a nine-month low of $70.7bn in July, from $80.9bn, driven by a sizeable drop back in consumer goods imports, although almost half that decline was due to lower imports of pharmaceuticals, so that doesn’t necessarily mean domestic demand has weakened.
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