WASHINGTON—The U.S. trade gap unexpectedly widened in November as nonpetroleum imports such as cellphones hit record highs.
The U.S. deficit in international trade of goods and services increased 15.8% to $48.73 billion from a revised $42.06 billion the month before, the Commerce Department said Friday. The deficit excluding petroleum transactions was the highest in more than five years. The October trade gap was originally reported as $42.24 billion.
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