Sentence examples for goods widened from inspiring English sources

The deficit in goods widened by £0.8bn to £10.2bn, its highest since April 2012 and one of the largest on record.

The United States runs a trade surplus in services, not shown in the chart, but the trade deficit in goods widened slightly in 2012 to $727.9 billion.

Gross margin, or the amount of sales after subtracting the cost of goods, widened to 25.96 percent of sales from 21.82 percent, the company said.

America's trade deficit narrowed in February as a weaker dollar helped to lift exports, but the 12-month deficit on goods widened to $557 billion.Deflation is loosening its grip on Japan's economy.

The UK's deficit on trade in goods widened to £9.8bn, up from £7.3bn in the previous month.

In May, the deficit in goods widened by about £400m, mainly due to imports of aircraft, which are high-value and traded relatively infrequently.

Britain's goods deficit widened sharply to £3.0 billion in June, the largest deficit since December 2001.

As a result, gross profit, or sales minus the cost of goods sold, widened to 20.6percentt from 20.5percentt a year earlier.

Safeway's gross margins, or the percentage of sales left after subtracting the cost of goods sold, widened to 31.2percentt of sales from 29.7percentt.

The UK's goods deficit widened in April to £9.6bn from £8.3bn in March and £8.5bn a year earlier, denting the chancellor's hopes of boosting exports in an effort to rebalance the economy.

SlimTrader, founded by Nigerian-American Femi Akinde, is an e-commerce firm that is meant to ease the exchange of goods and widen the online markets for Africans.