The sharp narrowing of the trade deficit, to a 16-month low in October, was distorted by a GM-strike related fall in auto imports and a big drop back in consumer goods imports, as the stockpiling ahead of the September tariffs went into reverse. Nonetheless, it still suggests that net trade is on track to be a boost to GDP growth in the fourth quarter, which we expect to be 1.5% annualised.
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