By David H. Baker on 12/14/2009 8:48 AM

On December 10, 2009, the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that October 2009 exports grew $3.5 billion from September exports of $133.4 billion.  And, using the corrected numbers for the May to October period, exports increased six months in a row, which is an extremely positive trade statistic.  In addition, while there was still a deficit in goods and services, the deficit decreased by about $3 billion, which is another positive statistic.

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