The widening in the trade deficit to $75.7bn in June, from $71.0bn in May, is unlikely to be sustained now that consumer goods demand appears to have peaked and surveys show demand for US exports remaining strong. But the weaker base heading into the second half of the year suggests that net trade will nonetheless remain a drag on economic growth in the third quarter.
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