• The trade deficit increased 1.9% to $68.9 billion, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Thursday. Data for January was revised slightly to show the trade gap rising to $67.6 billion instead of $67.4 billion as previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the deficit little changed at $67.3 billion in February.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-trade-deficit-widens-february-strong-imports-2024-04-04/