-->WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in August to its second-highest level on record, fueled by the highest oil import prices in 23 years and record imports from China, the U.S. government said on Thursday.
The monthly trade gap totaled $54.0 billion, expanding nearly 7 percent from a revised estimate of $50.5 billion for July. Analysts surveyed before the report had estimated the August deficit at $51.5 billion. The trade gap hit an all-time high of $55.0 billion in June.

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