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US current account deficit jumps to 218.4 billion dollars
• AFPThe Commerce Department preliminary estimate of the current account gap -- the second largest on record -- was wider than the 213.5 billion dollars expected by private forecasters.
The Commerce Department preliminary estimate of the current account gap -- the second largest on record -- was wider than the 213.5 billion dollars expected by private forecasters.