Whitehaven Coal says its fourth-quarter production almost doubles
The company's Blackwater and Daunia mines in Queensland, which it recently purchased from BHP, produced 4.8 million tonnes.
The US trade deficit has been steadily shrinking since hitting a 5-year peak of $51.35 billion in December of 2011.
But America still imports significantly more than it exports, leaving the total 2012 trade deficit at roughly $730 billion.
Here’s an excellent map from Vizual Statistix, showing from which parts of the world the US buys goods, and to which parts it sells.
US 5-year trade deficit graph: