On Thursday, the US Commerce Department said the trade deficit narrowed 9.1% to $64.2 billion.
Data for February has been revised to show the trade gap widening to $70.6 billion from $70.5 billion as previously reported.
Exports rose 2.1% to $256.2 billion.
Goods exports rose 3.1% to $174.3 billion.
Crude oil exports increased by $2.5 billion, boosting shipments, supplies and industrial materials.
Exports of cars, spare parts and engines also increased.
Services exports also rose by $0.1 billion to a record $81.8 billion, boosted by travel and transportation.
As for imports into the United States, they fell by 0.3%, to 320.4 billion dollars, imports of goods fell by 0.5%, to 260.9 billion dollars.
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