Surprise drop in trade deficit might lead to annual GDP above 3% for the first time in 13 years
February 06, 2019 at 13:25 PM EST
The U.S. economy just might reach 3% growth in 2018, officially speaking, for the first time since 2005. But if it does, some of the credit will go to a deceptively big drop in the nation’s trade deficit toward the end of the year.