Some policymakers have prioritized reducing the U.S. trade deficit, arguing that Americans are losing on trade, and pointing to the deficit as evidence. But economists disagree on whether it actually ...

The May trade deficit surged to $78 billion, the second-worst figure since 1992, as exports fell 3% and imports rose 3% simultaneously. WTI crude spiking to $112 in May inflated energy import values, ...

Trade deficit used to be a number that received a ton of attention in the 1980s and 1990s because it was determined to be a strong gauge of the strength and weakness in the US economy. The February ...

The 2026 U.S. merchandise trade deficit fell to its lowest level since the first quarter of 2020, as exports increased 15.37% and imports fell 13.89%, according to my analysis of Census Bureau data ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The U.S. trade deficit in May surged to its highest level since March last year, reaching ...

Facts around the balance of imports and exports under President Trump and his tariffs can seem impossibly contradictory. For example, the trade deficit during the last 14 months of President Biden's ...

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods swelled to a 14-month high in May as businesses boosted imports, likely to avoid shortages and higher prices related to the war in the ...

President Donald Trump has put trade policy at the center of his agenda. A case in point is the revised trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, announced on Monday. Yet it is hard to be sanguine about ...

— The U.S. goods trade deficit is widening as companies take advantage of the Trump administration’s pivot to alternative tariff authorities. — July is shaping up to be a packed month for trade policy ...

The U.S. trade deficit expanded over 40% in May to $77.59B, its widest gap since March 2025. The latest reading missed the forecast of -$78.30B. Compared to a year ago, the trade deficit is 16.2% ...

The U.S. trade deficit expanded sharply in May as the value of imported products climbed and American exports dropped. According to a joint report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the ...