US trade deficit for goods rises 0.6% to $91.6 billion in February

By Ovunc Kutlu

ISTANBUL (AA) - The US trade deficit for goods rose 0.6% to $91.6 billion in February, according to data released Tuesday.

The trade deficit, which is the difference between imported and exported goods, saw an increase of $0.5 billion from $91.1 billion in January, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said in a report.

The figure for January was revised down from $91.5 billion.

Exports in February stood at $167.8 billion, which was $6.7 billion less than January's exports.

Imports of goods last month were approximately $259.5 billion -- $6.2 billion less than the previous month.