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US trade gap in July hits biggest in over a year on AI buildout
Goods imports rose 3.7% to a record $320.6 billion as capital goods surged on stronger demand and AI-related investment, Commerce Department data showed.
- The U.S. trade deficit widened to $88.6 billion in July, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau reported today, slightly below economists' $90.0 billion forecast.
- Imports surged 2.8% to $399.3 billion, with capital goods jumping $14.4 billion to a record $140.3 billion, driven by computers, semiconductors and AI-related equipment investments.
- Exports fell 2.1% to $310.7 billion, while services exports dipped $0.4 billion to $109.7 billion amid declines in travel, financial and transport services.
- When adjusted for inflation, the goods trade deficit increased 12.7% to $106.4 billion, and trade subtracted 1.14 percentage points from GDP growth in the April-June quarter.
- Bilateral trade balances shifted as the shortfall with Canada decreased $3.7 billion to $3.2 billion, while the goods trade balance with Switzerland swung into deficit.
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US trade deficit hits highest since March 2025, surges 24.4% to $88.6 billion in July as AI boom drives imports
The deficit grew to $88.6 billion, a 24.4 percent increase from the previous month, as the trade gap in the world’s largest economy faced pressure from declining exports and rising import costs.
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