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The US merchandise-trade deficit widened in May to the biggest in more than a year as exports fell and imports rose.

Imbalance soars to $77.6bn in May as imports outpaced exports, driven by pharmaceuticals and semiconductors.

But the data showed consumers are still, cautiously, spending.