keywords: deficit imports trade china oil
text: U.S. Trade Deficit Swells to Record  #36;55.5B (AP) AP - America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of  #36;55.5 billion in October as imports  #151; including those from China  #151; surged to the loftiest levels on record. Skyrocketing crude-oil prices also contributed to the yawning trade gap.