The U.S. trade deficit jumped in October, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday as Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman both testified before a trade panel to support Ohio manufacturing workers threatened by product dumping.

Exports dropped 3.6 percent to $180.5 billion. Imports fell 2.1 percent to $222.8 billion.

The trade gap with China increased to a record high of $29.5 billion in the month of October, which is expected to keep pressure on the Obama administration.