The United States reissues August trade data, showing a significant narrowing of the trade deficit to $596 billion as gold imports plummet.

Zhitong Finance APP learned that after the federal government shutdown led to delayed data release, the latest data released by the US Department of Commerce on Wednesday showed that the US trade deficit in August significantly narrowed. With a series of global tariffs announced by President Trump officially taking effect in August, US imports fell sharply, leading to a reduction in the trade gap to a multi-month low for that month.