41.   And yet the trade deficit does matter.

42.   And they said that in Brazil at least, the falling currency and slowing economic growth may hold down imports and help limit the damage to the trade deficit.

43.   Another report, from the Commerce Department, was not as favorable, because it showed the United States continues to run a trade deficit.

44.   Argentina posted its third consecutive monthly trade deficit in September as both exports and imports declined from the previous month.

45.   Another concern for Suzuki and some other traders is the U.S. trade deficit with Japan.

46.   Another leap in the U.S. trade deficit in July fueled fears Tuesday that the continuing surge in imports is threatening the health of the dollar.

47.   Another overly rapid quarter of GDP growth would have been propelled by consumption expenditures, with only a widening trade deficit providing any significant drag.

48.   Any reduction in the bilateral trade deficit would therefore give the dollar a fillip, analysts said.

49.   As a result, the dollar has remained strong against the euro and the yen despite the large U.S. trade deficit.

50.   As exports from Japan and the rest of Asia flood the American market, economists expect the U.S. global trade deficit to swell in the coming months.