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The numbers: The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened 0.8% to $90.3 billion in November, according to the Commerce Department’s advanced estimate released Thursday.
Economists polled by Econoday were looking for the deficit to widen to $89.6 billion.
The report also showed an 0.2% decline in wholesale inventories in November. Advanced retail inventories slipped 0.1%. Excluding autos, retail inventories were down a sharp 0.8%.
