Roger Yu

USA TODAY

The U.S. trade deficit in November totaled $65.3 billion, up $3.4 billion, or 5.5%, from a month earlier as imports of goods continue to outpace exports, according to data released Thursday by the Commerce Department.

Exports of goods for November fell by $1.2 billion from October to $121.7 billion. Imports totaled $187 billion, up $2.2 billion from October.

Wholesale inventories as of the end of November, adjusted for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were estimated to have risen 0.9% month-over-month to a level of $594.5 billion. They were up 1.2% from November 2015. The October increase from September was revised from a 0.4% decline to a 0.1 decline.

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Retail inventories for November, adjusted for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were estimated to be $609.6 billion, up 1% from a month ago and 4.1% from November 2015.