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U.S. trade deficit slipped to $901 billion last year amid Trump tariffs
- The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly to $901 billion in 2025 amid President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from most countries.
- Exports rose 6% and imports rose nearly 5% last year as companies rushed to import goods before the tariffs took effect.
- Trump argues the tariffs, paid by U.S. importers, will protect domestic industries and raise revenue for the Treasury, though their impact on inflation has been lower than expected.
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U.S. goods trade deficit hits record $1.24 trillion despite Trump’s tariff push
President Donald Trump's tariff policies in 2025 produced a mixed economic picture -- narrowing the overall trade deficit only modestly while the goods trade deficit hit a record high and import taxes increased costs for U.S. businesses, according to Commerce Department data reported by The Associated Press.
US trade deficit declined in 2025 — but America imported a record amount despite Trump tariffs
The US trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries. But the gap in the trade of goods such machinery and aircraft — the main focus of Trump’s protectionist policies — hit a record last year despite sweeping import taxes.
Despite extensive tariffs, the gap between US imports and exports narrowed only minimally in 2025. Economists are calling it an own goal – the US tariffs are primarily hurting the country itself.
Trade deficit hit $901.5 billion in 2025, one of largest gaps recorded
Federal data shows that the United States’ trade deficit rose to $70.3 billion in December — an increase of $17.3 billion from November. In 2025, the full-year trade deficit for goods and services was at $901.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis said. While this is $2.1 billion less than the $903.5 billion it was at in 2024, it only represents a 0.2% decrease in total, and is still one of the largest deficits r…
U.S. trade deficit remains high in 2025, despite Trump’s tariff policy
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 products. Thursday’s Commerce Department report represents the first full-year assessment of the president’s ambitious reordering of global trade. The persistence of the deficit in the face of steep new taxes on imports from China, the European Union and…
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