A jump in soybean exports and sharp drop in cell phone imports led to a 4.7 percent drop in the US trade deficit in September, according to government data released Wednesday. The drop in the trade gap to $63.9 billion could be hailed as a win for President Donald Trump who made an aggressive trade strategy with China a hallmark of his first term in office, and reached a phase one trade agreement that included commitments from Beijing to buy huge amount of US crops. hs/bgs