31.   Heating oil could come under selling pressure as year-on-year deficit is seen narrowing.

32.   The Commerce Department reported the U.S. trade deficit had narrowed to its lowest level in nine months.

33.   The Commerce Depart said the U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in February.

34.   The Commerce Department reported the trade deficit narrowed, and a University of Michigan study was reported to have shown an increase in consumer sentiment.

35.   The U.S. foreign trade deficit narrowed slightly but the gap with Japan soared and the imbalance with Mexico set an all-time high.

36.   The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April as American purchases of foreign-made goods, including TVs, toys and telecommunications equipment, declined.

37.   The U.S. trade deficit narrowed some in April, thanks to softer demand for foreign goods.

38.   The U.S. trade deficit narrows slightly, but the gap with Japan soars and the Clinton administration says it is resolved to pursue huge sanctions against Japan.

39.   They had been expecting the deficit to narrow as a slowing U.S. economy cut into demand for foreign products.

40.   Trade data released Wednesday showed the politically sensitive U.S. trade deficit with Japan widened in June even though the overall deficit narrowed sharply.