Despite the small narrowing of the trade deficit, from $47.6bn in April to $46.5bn in May, net trade still looks to have been a small drag on GDP growth in the second quarter. Meanwhile, the non-manufacturing ISM index for June, also released this morning, suggests that domestic demand is still expanding at a healthy pace.
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