- Prior deficit 81.1bn. Revised to 87.3bn
- Equal to 2.6% of GDP largest since Q3 2012
- Export receipts fell 1.3% to $803.3bn (blamed on the winter – shock)
- Imports were up 1.5% to $914.4bn
- There’s also been revisions going back to 1999 which may have added to the numbers produced.USD/JPY sliding 8 pips to 102.15
