WASHINGTON, D.C.: A rise in imports widened the US trade deficit in July, government data showed Wednesday, although the increase was smaller than analysts had expected.

The country's trade gap grew to $65 billion in July, up from June's revised $63.7-billion figure, the Commerce Department said.

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