Britain entered a rare deficit in its goods trade with the United States at the end of last year, according to data published on Thursday that London will hope bolsters its case against the imposition of new tariffs by President Donald Trump.

LONDON — Britain’s chances of dodging Donald Trump’s trade war appeared to fade Monday night, as the U.S. president blasted the U.K.’s “huge” trade deficit with his country while imposing sweeping tariffs on metal imports.

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