The trade deficit has long been a fixture in political debates, often presented as a sign that America is falling behind economically. Candidates talk about it as if it's a national failing, something ...

The United States has had a trade deficit, meaning we import more than we export, for the past fifty years. But recently the trade deficit has become a front-burner issue for President Donald Trump ...

A strong dollar helped drive an uptick in U.S. imports last year, while export growth remained modest. Annual U.S. trade deficits in goods. ’00 ’05 ’10 ’15 ’20 The U.S. trade deficit in goods hit a ...

One of Trump’s stated goals in using tariffs is to balance out U.S. trade with other countries. The country has historically run a trade deficit, meaning it imports more goods and services than it ...