The nation's trade deficit rose by 94.6% in November after posting the lowest imbalance in years a month earlier, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.

India remained among the United States’ key trading partners in November as the US trade deficit widened sharply, due to higher imports and a decline in exports, according to official data released on Thursday.

Gold imports rose by 1.6% year-on-year, totalling $58.9 billion, while silver imports surged by 44% to $9.2 billion, even as both metals traded at record prices.

It’s the smallest trade deficit since June 2009.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ trade deficit narrowed again in December on the back of robust export sales and a lower import bill, even as political and economic uncertainties persisted at home and abroad.