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Event (Indicator) Time (ET) Period Consensus Est Actual +/-

US - MBA Purchase Applications (wk6/5, 2009) 7:00 AM wk6/5, 2009
Purchase Index - Level

US - International Trade (Apr, 2009) 8:30 AM Apr, 2009
Trade Balance Level -28.50B

US - Quarterly Services Survey (Q1:09) 10:00 AM Q1:09
Information Revenue - Q/Q change
Information Revenue - Y/Y change

US - President Obama Speech () 10:00 AM

US - EIA Petroleum Status Report (wk6/5, 2009) 10:30 AM wk6/5, 2009
Crude oil inventories (weekly change)

US - President Obama Speech () 12:15 PM

US - Treasury Budget (May, 2009) 2:00 PM May, 2009
Treasury Budget - Level -180.00B

US - Beige Book () 2:00 PM

Mortgage applications at lowest since November

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US Mar Trade Gap Widens Modestly As Exports Fall

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Apr International Trade ! !
Apr Mar ! Consensus: !
Deficit: $29.16B $28.53Br ! $29.0B !
Exports: $121.11B $123.93Br ! Actual: !
Imports: $150.28B $152.46Br ! $29.16B !


By Tom Barkley
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The U.S. trade deficit widened modestly in April as
exports declined and oil imports continued their recent recovery.

The U.S. deficit in international trade of goods and services increased to
$29.16 billion from a revised $28.53 billion in March, the Commerce Department
said Wednesday. The March trade gap was originally reported as $27.58 billion.

The June deficit was in line with Wall Street expectations for a $29 billion
shortfall.

The trade gap has been narrowing in recent months as the slowing U.S. economy
has sapped demand for overseas goods, though it has widened two months in a row
on the back of rising oil prices.

Trade has also remained one of the few supports to the ailing U.S. economy,
adding 2.18 percentage points to gross domestic product in the first quarter,
despite a 5.7 contraction in the overall economy.

U.S. exports in April fell 2.3 to $121.11 billion, the lowest level since
July 2006, from $123.93 billion the previous month. Imports decreased, however,
to their lowest level since September 2004, falling 1.4 to $150.28 billion
from $152.46 billion.

The U.S. bill for crude oil imports in April rose to $13.63 billion from
$11.98 billion the month before as oil prices rebounded. The average price per
barrel climbed to $46.60 from $41.36 the previous month. Crude import volumes
rose to 292.60 million barrels from 289.69 million.

The U.S. paid $17.40 billion for all types of energy-related imports, up from
$16.05 billion in March.

Imports of industrial supplies decreased $733 million in April. Food and feed
imports fell $73 million. Auto and related parts imports declined $93 million.

Imports of foreign-made consumer goods like clothing and household appliances
increased $404 million, while April purchases of foreign-made capital goods
such as computer accessories fell $916 million.

As for exports, U.S. sales abroad of consumer goods, including art and
stereos, decreased $479 million during April. Capital goods exports fell by
$1.08 billion. Auto exports decreased $164 million. Sales of industrial
supplies, such as gold and copper, slumped $1.25 billion.

Meanwhile, exports of food, feed, and beverages went up by $303 million.

The U.S. trade deficit with China expanded in April to $16.75 billion from
$15.62 billion the month before.

U.S. trade deficits with other major trading partners also widened. The gap
with Japan rose to $3.22 billion from $2.61 billion. The deficit with Canada
rose to $1.22 billion from $766 million. The U.S. gap with Mexico increased to
$4.12 billion from $3.91 billion.

However, the deficit with the euro area decreased to $4.16 billion from $4.49
billion.