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Us jobless september claims higher { November 13 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,4574,99660,00.html http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/sub/latest/story/0,4574,99660,00.html November 13, 2003 US jobless claims edge higher, Sept trade deficit up 4.4% WASHINGTON - The number of US workers filing for unemployment benefits rose by 13,000 to 366,000 in the past week, the government reported on Thursday. The Labour Department figures showed a mixed picture after improvement over the past few weeks. Analysts had been expecting a figure of 364,000 new claims. The four-week moving average, often used by economists, fell to a two-and-a-half-year low of 375,250 in the week ended November 8, the government agency said. At an average of 375,000, the level of new claims is approaching the 350,000 mark that could signal sustained job growth in the economy. The average number of workers receiving state unemployment over the past four weeks dropped by about 25,000 to 3.51 million, the lowest since March 22. Record imports lead to wider US trade gap WASHINGTON - A flood of imports pushed the US trade deficit up 4.4 per cent in September to US$41.3 billion (S$71.6 billion), the Commerce Department said on Thursday. The trade deficit in goods and services was above the consensus forecast of Wall Street economists for a deficit of US$40.2 billion. Although exports grew, imports rose faster. Imports increased 3.3 per cent to a record US$127.4 billion, while exports rose 2.8 per cent to US$86.2 billion. The trade deficit is on track to set a new record this year. For the first nine months of the year, the trade deficit totalled US$366 billion, up 21.2 per cent from the same period last year. The trade gap with China widened to a record US$12.7 billion in September, topping the previous record of US$11.7 billion set in August. The deficit with Japan increased from US$4.8 billion in August to US$5.1 billion in September.

Companies overworking employees { November 12 2003 } Dollar 11 year low versus pound Dollar depreciation eats up opec gains Dollar falls to fresh low against euro { November 18 2003 } Economy booms ahead on investment surge End of steel tariff yield economic relief Extremely low inflation { December 5 2003 } Gold over 400 as euro strengthens { December 1 2003 } Gold price rises 20 percent over year { January 1 2004 } Jobless count skips millions { December 29 2003 } Market waiting for jobless claims employment { November 5 2003 } Nov consumer confidence at 14 month high Personal bankruptcy filings jump 8 percent Profit taking after 6 day gain drops dow Stocks at year highs after saddams capture Stocks rally as dow closes above 10 000 { May 24 2002 } Trade defecit china record high Unemployment indicators misleading few jobs added { January 9 2004 } Us jobless september claims higher { November 13 2003 } Us stocks dip after jobs data Files Listed: 20

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