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

[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 ...

U.S. imports rose faster than exports in March, pushing up the U.S. trade deficit, according to data published by the ...

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

One year after the Trump Administration coined the term the "dirty 15,” the results are in: The cumulative 2025 trade deficit for the 15 trade partners with which the United States had its largest ...

Two new pieces of economic data, one released Thursday and one released Friday, blew another hole in President Donald Trump’s triumphant narrative about the effects of his tariffs. The figures ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in January to $41.1 billion, reflecting a pickup in foreign demand for a variety of American-made goods, including industrial supplies, household ...

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The U.S. merchandise trade deficit hit a record $1.2 trillion last year, despite President Donald Trump’s promise to eliminate it by imposing the highest tariffs in eight decades on foreign-made ...

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 ...