WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- U.S. imports and exports both increased in April, but left the country with a deficit of $60.9 billion, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Tuesday.
The deficit was an increase over the March import-export deficit of $56.5 billion, the bureau reported.
In April, U.S. exports stood at $155.5 billion, a $5 billion increase over March. Imports, at $216.5 billion, increased over March by $9.4 billion.
The goods deficit rose by $4.5 billion to $72.9 billion during the month, while the services surplus gained $0.1 billion to $12 billion, the report said.
Broken down to specific traders, the United States in April showed a surplus of $1.4 billion with Hong Kong, $1.4 billion with Singapore and $0.8 billion with Australia.
Deficits were registered with China, the European Union, Japan, Canada and several oil-exporting entities, including the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mexico, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
For the past three months, the average U.S. import-export deficit has been $59.3 billion.
