US May trade balance -71.5B vs -71.0B expected
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The US trade deficit increased by 18.7% from the previous month in May to $71.5 billion.
US trade deficit jumps to $71.5 billion in May despite falling imports Published on July 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM – By Valentina Costa – Reading time: 3 min Listen to the article here Play Pause Stop /* Modernized button collapsed */ .modern-btn { padding: 8px 16px; font-size: 14px; border: none; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #0073aa; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; transition: background-color 0.3s ease; } .modern-btn:hover { background-color:…
Trade Deficit Rises 18.7% in May, Even with 145% Tariffs on China - Coalition For A Prosperous America
Following April’s trade deficit data, which showed a complete freefall in trade during the “Liberation Day” tariff month, May’s trade deficit rose by 18.7% on a monthly basis to $71.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).Imports fell only slightly, down 0.1%, barely worth mentioning, from April’s steep import decline.This suggests that importers that were quick to shore up supplies prior to the big April 2 tariff announcem…
Unlike US President Donald Trump's intention, the US foreign trade deficit rose again in May. As the Department of Commerce announced in Washington on Thursday, the value of imports exceeded that of exports by 71.5 billion US dollars (about 60 billion euros), after a good 60 billion dollars in April. Trump had imposed tariffs of at least ten percent on numerous trading partners to curb imports and boost the US economy. According to the Departmen…
Vietnam, and not China or Ireland, is now the country in the world with which the US maintains the largest trade deficit for goods MADRID, 3 (EUROPA PRESS) The US trade deficit closed in May at 71,517 million dollars (60,820 million euros), a figure that represents an advance of 18.7% [...] The entry The US trade deficit grows in May by 18.7%, until 60,820 million euros appears first in Forbes Spain.
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