October 2015 US Trade Balance
The prior month was revised to 42.46 b deficit
The exports were the weakest since 2012. The stronger dollar and weaker global growth contributing to that weakness.
If you take out the effects of price fluctuations, the deficit widened to 60.3B from 57.4 B previously. This figure is used to calculate GDP. A larger deficit is a negative for GDP all things equal.
