U.S. trade deficit narrows for a second month

One may ask why this is so. Well hold on. Here's your answer.

Exports have been aided by a decline in the value of the American dollar, which has made U.S. products more competitive in world markets.

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The softer dollar is making American goods cheaper for buyers overseas, and together with strengthening economies abroad, it may be contributing to a pickup in exports. The dollar is down 4.8 percent so far this year against a trade-weighted basket of currencies from the biggest U.S. trading partners. [emphasis mine]

Pretty simple really. Bush is destroying the value of US currency. Does a buck go very far for you these days? Just asking.

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Cross posted at Brilliant at Breakfast.