By Greg Robb
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. trade deficit widened by 9.7% in November to $36.4 billion, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The trade deficit was above the consensus forecast of Wall Street economists of a deficit of $34.8 billion. Exports rose for the seventh straight month, but imports rose at a faster pace in November. The government also revised the deficit in October to $33.2 billion from $32.9 billion. As a result the deficit for the year now totals $340.6 billion, down from $654.1 billion in the same period last year. The U.S. trade deficit with China narrowed to $20.2 billion in compared with $22.7 billion in October.
