Facts around the balance of imports and exports under President Trump and his tariffs can seem impossibly contradictory.

The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled. Following a month where the trade deficit hit its lowest level since ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The U.S. trade deficit widened in December, capping a turbulent year of erratic tariff policy. The goods and services trade gap expanded ...

Jan. 29 (UPI) --The nation's trade deficit rose by 94.6% in November after posting the lowest imbalance in years a month earlier, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday. The trade deficit's sharp ...

How should we assess whether President Donald Trump's tariffs have been effective? It's an important question—yet frustratingly difficult to answer. Trump has outlined overlapping, confusing, and ...

Through President Donald Trump’s first full 10 months in office, the cumulative U.S. trade deficit in goods and services was down 3.9% from the same period in 2024. His claim that he has “slashed our ...

The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America's system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy ...

For every $100 billion increase in the trade deficit since 1975, U.S. household wealth has increased by an average of $76,000 ...

The Trump administration’s recently released 2026 Trade Policy Agenda declares that “America is back.” It argues that tariffs, “reciprocal” trade deals and sector-specific interventions are rebuilding ...