Prior month $-49.3B revised to -$50.3B
- US trade deficit widens to -$59.8B. That was higher than the estimate at -$57.9B and the prior month at -$50.3B (revised from -$49.3B
- exports -1.9% versus November -0.7%
- imports +2.1% versus November -2.8%
- goods deficit -$81.54 billion
- services surplus plus $21.77 billion
- US – China December trade deficit $-36.83 billion versus November deficit of $-37.86 billion
- US OPEC December trade deficit $-305 million versus November deficit of $-776 million. The loyal import price was at $50.27 versus Novembers 57.50 $.04
- 2018 trade deficit +12.5% to $621.04 billion versus the 2017 deficit of $552.28 billion
- The deficit is the largest since October 2008
