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International Trade (Oct.)

The widening in the trade deficit in October was driven by a large fall in soybean exports, which appears unlikely to be reversed over the next month or two. Together with the continued strength of import growth, this suggests that net trade will be a small drag on economic growth in the fourth quarter.

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