Ao minuto: Teerão permite navegação em Ormuz. EUA vão ajudar a gerir "tráfego acumulado"

[Infoo]

8:30 AM ET, Jun 08, 2007 - 1 minute ago
U.S. April trade gap with China $19.4 bln vs $17.1 yr ago
U.S. March trade gap rev $62.4 bln vs $63.9 prev est
U.S. April trade gap biggest improvement since last Oct.
U.S. April trade gap well below consensus of $63.5 bln
U.S. April trade gap narrows 6.2% to $58.5 bln

ECONOMIC REPORT: Record exports help narrow trade deficit sharply
By Greg Robb, MarketWatch Last Update: 8:31 AM ET Jun 8, 2007

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 6.2% in April to $58.5 billion as exports set a monthly record, the Commerce Department said Friday.
This was the biggest percentage improvement in the trade gap since last October.
Reflecting a growing global economy, exports increased 0.2% to a record $129.5 billion.
A big decline in consumer goods and autos and auto parts helped push down imports by 1.9% to $188.0 billion
Economists expected the April trade deficit to narrow slightly to $63.5 billion, according to a survey conducted by MarketWatch. The deficit in March was revised down slightly to $62.4 billion from the initial estimate of $63.9 billion.
The figures are not adjusted for price changes.
The report portends a boost to gross domestic product for the second quarter after the economy slowed to a crawl in the first quarter.
There is also a growing sense that the deficit is stabilizing this year after a decade of steady deterioration. The year-to-date deficit is down 6.7% to $235.3 billion. Last year, the deficit totaled a record $758.5 billion.

Petroleum
The average price of a barrel of imported oil rose by $4.28 to $57.28 per barrel. It was the largest monthly price increase since September 2006.
The dollar value of imported petroleum increased 1.6% to $17.5 billion in April even though the quantity of energy-related petroleum imports fell by 6.0% to 304.8 million barrels.
As a result, the petroleum deficit rose to $21.2 billion, its highest level in three months.
The nation imported an average of 10.2 million barrels of crude oil a day in April, down from 10.5 million in March.

China
The U.S. trade deficit with China widened to $19.4 billion in April from $17.1 billion in the same month last year. The trade gap with China was $17.2 billion in March.
The Bush administration and top Chinese economic officials met in Washington late last month for bilateral economic talks. Although little progress was made on important issues like the value of China's currency relative to the U.S. dollar, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has argued that the talks were successful because of the breadth of issues under discussion.
The deficit with China has totaled $76.3 billion so far this year, up from $64.4 billion this time last year.

Export details
U.S. exports benefited from strong global growth and a weaker dollar. All major subcategories of exports rose in April except capital goods. Exports of foods and feeds, industrial supplies, and consumer goods set monthly records.
Exports of civilian aircraft increased about 2.1% to $3.0 billion, offsetting some of the weakness in the capital goods sector. Semiconductor exports fell 5.0% to $4.0 billion. Exports of all capital goods decreased 1.9% to $34.6 billion.
Exports of industrial supplies increased 1.5% to $25.1 billion, led by an increase in gas, cotton and plastic materials.
Exports of foods and feeds increased 12.1% to $6.7 billion, led by a gain in soybeans.
Exports of consumer goods rose 1.2% to $12.0 billion, led by jewelry, gem diamonds and toys.