The annual merchandise trade deficit widened to $5.8b, the highest in 11 years.
Nevil Gibson Tue, 27 Nov 2018
Importers are on a roll, fuelled by surging oil prices and demand for electronics equipment, clocking up a record $6.2 billion tally in October.
This has also pushed the annual merchandise trade deficit out to $5.8b, the highest in 11 years. Total goods exports for the 12 months was $57.2b while
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