Exports drop in October by biggest margin in almost four years

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[chessplayer]

“The private sector is doing fine,” Barack Obama assured us in June, but we haven’t seen much evidence for that argument. Today’s report from Commerce on the trade deficit certainly doesn’t provide any reassurance for that claim. In fact, exports dropped in October by the biggest margin since Obama took office, and the trade gap with China widened to a new record:

[chessplayer]

Forward!

[Enterprise]

Thank goodness the economy is turning around. Economic recovery drinks on the house for everyone!

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Worth repeating;

“and the trade gap with China widened to a new record:”

[Seaplaner]

And...you ain't seen nothing, yet.

(Sad to predict.)

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[Georgia Girl 2]

Well look at it from Barry’s point of view. If you are trying to destroy the economy then the private sector is doing just fine.

[ExxonPatrolUs]

Do the export numbers include the fighter planes we gave to Egypt?

[mjp]

exports dropped in October by the biggest margin since Obama took office,

US Exports of Goods data by YCharts