The U.S. president sees international trade as a zero-sum game. The truth is more complicated, according to economists ...

President Donald Trump's trade agenda has focused on deploying tariffs to address the trade deficit with other countries, ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with economist Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute about trade deficits and the role they play in international trade.

Türkiye’s foreign trade deficit narrowed by 22.7% from a year ago in 2024, official data showed on Friday, as exports surged and imports declined, which officials say has helped the big emerging ...

Zimbabwe’s trade deficit increased by 6% to US$2.1 billion in 2024, mainly due to a rise in grain and fuel imports. According to the latest trade data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency ...

The import-export coverage ratio thus dropped to 15.1% from 17.7% in 2023. In December alone, the trade deficit shrank 9.2% on the year to 284 million euro, with exports increasing by an annual 20% to ...

Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Census Bureau data released Wednesday showed that the U.S. trade deficit hit its highest-ever level in December, jumping 18% from the prior month. Imports increased ...

The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened in December to a record as the value of imports increased, highlighting a key issue that President Donald Trump aims to rectify in his second term.

The U.S. posted a record trade deficit in goods in 2024, spotlighting what is likely to be a constant eyesore under the second administration of President Trump, which is encouraging more domestic ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to a record high in December, likely as businesses front-loaded imports of industrial supplies and consumer goods in anticipation of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to a record high in December, likely as businesses front-loaded imports of industrial supplies and consumer goods in anticipation of ...