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Drought not much of a drain on US economy

The drought in parts of America is unlikely to have a major economic impact. At most, the resulting rise in agricultural commodity prices will reverse only a small part of the recent fall in inflation and the decline in agricultural output will reduce GDP growth and boost the trade deficit only marginally.

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