US: International trade deficit expands to $96.3 billion in September
|- US' international trade deficit increased by $8.1 billion in September.
- US Dollar Index remains on the back foot near 93.80.
The data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Wednesday that the United States' international trade deficit expanded to $96.3 billion in September from $88.2 billion in August.
"Exports of goods for September were $142.2 billion, $7.0 billion less than August exports," the publication read. "Imports of goods for September were $238.4 billion, $1.1 billion more than August imports."
Market reaction
The US Dollar Index showed little to no reaction to this report and was last seen losing 0.2% on a daily basis at 93.78.
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