Trade deficit hits estimate, should have modest impact on GDP

WASHINGTON — The September trade deficit widened to $43.5 billion, exactly as expected.

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The balance of payments goods gap widened to $65.4 billion in September, while the census goods gap widened to $64.1 billion, the same as the advance estimate used to calculate advance third quarter GDP.

As a result, the impact on the next revision to GDP for the quarter should be modest.

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