Washington-SANA
The US current account deficit rose to its highest level in the second quarter of this year.
Reuters quoted the US Department of Commerce as saying today that "the deficit of the current account balance, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into the United States and abroad, increased by 52.9 percent to 170.5 billion dollars in the second quarter, the highest level since the third quarter of 2008."
The deficit exceeded the expectations of economists, who were likely to rise to 157.9 billion dollars in the period between April and last June.