TAPP Launches New Website as Free Trade Campaign Intensifies
For Immediate Release
Friday, May 11, 2012
Contact Patrick Rosenstiel at 612-670-9465
(ST. PAUL, MN) . . . The Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity (TAPP), America’s leading advocate for global cooperation and economic development through free trade, today announced the launch of its new website (www.promote-trade.com) in preparation...
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U.S. trade deficit widens as imports set a record
A rise in consumer goods lifted imports to a record level, outpacing a solid gain in U.S. exports.
The Commerce Department said Thursday that the trade gap widened to $51.8 billion in March, from $45.4 billion in February. Imports rose 5.2% to a record $238.6 billion, reflecting more foreign oil, autos, cell phones and clothes.
Exports increased nearly 3% to $186.8 billion. Sales...
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