The Countries Driving America’s $1.2 Trillion Trade Deficit in Goods
Growing gaps with Mexico and Vietnam add to the biggest imbalance the U.S. faces—with China.
The U.S. trade deficit remains near a record high — and will be a drag on economic growth
The deficit in February remained much larger than the $135.5 billion trade gap forecast by Wall Street economists polled by ...
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The upside of the trade deficit: More foreign investment in the U.S.
President Donald Trump has demonized the trade deficit. And he’s argued that tariffs can help boost American exports and ...
Things Everyone Should Know About Trade Deficits
A trade balance is not a complicated concept; it’s simply the difference between what a nation exports—both goods and ...
Trump barrels forward with tariffs for ‘Dirty 15’ trading partners
Administration officials are rushing to tailor the new import taxes to each country’s specific trade policies.
US Merchandise Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly on Higher Exports
The US merchandise-trade deficit narrowed in February for the first time in four months on stronger exports, though high ...
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Use tariffs to shrink the trade deficit? Watch out for unintended consequences.
Economists say that if if foreigners buy fewer American goods, then the US federal government needs to spend less, but that's ...
High-water mark for scary US investment deficit?
One of the scariest numbers in world finance got even more frightening at the end of last year as America's skyrocketing ...
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The Countries Fueling America’s $1.2 Trillion Trade Deficit, in Charts
But the U.S. last year ran a trade deficit with more than 100 countries, according to Census Bureau data. Gaps with some of those nations, including Vietnam and India, have grown as businesses ...