Learn what causes trade deficits, their economic impact, and real-world examples that illustrate how imports and exports ...

Learn what a trade surplus is, how to calculate it, and explore the countries leading with the highest trade surpluses for ...

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

High tariffs were supposed to slash chronically large U.S. trade deficits. Turns out they really didn’t. The nation’s trade deficit fell in 2025 by a meager 0.2% to $901.5 billion, but only due to a ...

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 ...

The US trade deficit jumped by almost 33% in December, rising for the second month in a row to $70.3 billion. Trade deficits were volatile throughout 2025 as importers responded to President Trump's ...

The US trade deficit jumped almost 5% in February to $57.3 billion, another notable reading exactly one year after Trump declared trade deficits his top priority on “Liberation Day.” The new data ...

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 ...

Recently released data covering the whole of 2025 contain good news. The trend for the trade deficit over the course of the year and one measure of foreign investment into the US both offer numbers ...

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 ...