SYDNEY: Australia's trade deficit blew out to more than US$2bil in August, data showed, with exports diving as China's slowdown hit the key mining sector, increasing pressure on the economy.
The A$2.027bil deficit reported yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics was triple the A$685mil forecast by analysts and reflected a 3% drop in exports driven by sagging resources demand.
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