The numbers: The U.S. federal budget deficit widened to a record $711 billion in the first three months of the fiscal year, up from $510 billion in the same period last year, an increase of 39% ...

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in March ... In the March merchandise trade report, imports rose 5% to $342.7 billion, led by a record surge in consumer goods, while ...

The U.S. trade deficit grew to the highest level in March amid a record-setting surge of imports as businesses looked to ...

The U.S. international trade in goods surged to a record deficit in March ... The contribution of the goods trade deficit to Q1 real GDP dropped to -5.26 percentage points from -4.90 pp in ...