Rubber product trade deficit tops $6B in 1st half

摘要

WASHINGTON—The U.S. rubber product trade deficit climbed 5.1 percent for the first half of 2015, totaling $6.26 billion. That was after the shortfall for June jumped 11.8 percent to $1.21 billion, according to U.S. Commerce Department data. For the six-month period, exports dipped 3.9 percent to $5.1 billion, with imports up a bit less than 1 percent at $11.4 billion. During June, exports decreased 6.4 percent while imports climbed 4.1 percent.