Details form the January 2017 US trade balance data report 7 March 2017

  • Prior -44.3bn

  • Exports 0.6% vs 2.7% prior.

  • Imports 2.3% vs 1.6% prior

  • Goods trade balance revision -68.8bn vs -69.2bn prior

The improvement in Dec has been wiped out and more. The deficit is at the highest for nearly 5 years. There's far more negative numbers than positive ones on the Export/Imports by country. That's not a good sign for overall activity, let alone the balance.

US trade balance.