US TRADE DEFICIT BALLOONS

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REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The US trade deficit unexpectedly widened to $46.6 billion in December from $39.8 billion in November.

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Economists had forecast a $38 billion deficit as as the dollar value of energy imports tumbled.

This is the widest deficit since November 2012.

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