The U.S. March trade report posted a huge jump to -$31.2 billion from a barely revised -$26.9 billion in February, as imports rebounded $3.4 billion, perhaps due to the stocking of summer goods. The $4.3 billion March jump in the trade deficit was the largest gain since the series began in 1992, but the March trade gap remained under the record -$33.5 billion posted in September 2000. The March trade gap was far above most private estimates. The median estimate in a Market News International poll of economists was -$28.5 billion. Imports were $5.6 billion lower in February and were responsible for driving the trade gap lower. A rebound was not surprising in March, though the magnitude was a shock.