https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-goods-trade-deficit-widens-to-biggest-in-more-than-a-yearContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-goods-trade-deficit-widens-to-biggest-in-more-than-a-yearhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-goods-trade-deficit-widens-to-biggest-in-more-than-a-year#u22581Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:46:21 +0000The United States goods trade deficit widened sharply in May to $105.8 billion. This increase was driven by a surge in imports and is the largest gap in more than a year. The development has increased bets on rate cuts and is expected to drag on Q2 GDP.What's confirmed:The US goods trade deficit widened to $105.8 billion in May.The May deficit is the largest in more than a year.A surge in imports drove the trade gap to a 14-month high in May.The US goods deficit was $83.7 billion in April.Still unconfirmed:The widening deficit is increasing bets for rate cuts and will drag down Q2 GDP.Nasdaq f