trade deficit
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The US trade deficit in July widened to its largest since March 2025, government data showed Thursday, as imports climbed on the back of the booming AI tech build-out.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
It worked: The U.S. trade deficit first widened, then shrank sharply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The president is also fixated on America’s trade deficit, which is the dollar figure in goods that the U.S. exports to a particular country minus what it imports.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
That yielded a trade deficit of $73.3 billion versus $77.6 billion in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The merchandise trade deficit reached a record $847 billion in 2007.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
