June 10, 2009
The U.S. ran up a $29.2 billion trade deficit in goods and services in April, the Commerce Department just reported.
That's up slightly from $28.5 billion in March.
The last five months' totals:
December: -$41.9 billion
January: -$36.6 billion
February: -$26.1 billion
March: -$28.5 billion
April: -$29.2 billion
Coming up at 2 p.m. ET: The Federal Reserve's "Beige Book" report on economic conditions around the nation.
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