• breathing Delhi air = smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day

• air pollution causes 7 MILLION deaths annually

• 68% of those are from heart disease & stroke

The U.S. goods trade deficit with China narrowed to a seasonally adjusted $9.38 billion in June, the smallest on record, after falling to $13.97 billion in May. Exports surged 45.4% (-16.6% y/y) following a 19.9% May slump, while imports fell 6.9% (-45.6% y/y) on top of a 26.3% May plunge.

The goods trade deficit with the European Union narrowed markedly to $9.52 billion in June, the smallest since June 2013, after widening to $22.54 billion in May, with exports up 6.8% (16.6% y/y) and imports down 19.2% (-8.2% y/y).

The trade shortfall with Japan narrowed marginally to $5.72 billion in June, the smallest since March, from $5.77 billion in the previous month, reflecting declines of 3.4% (-7.5% y/y) in exports and 2.3% (-0.4% y/y) in imports.