JGalt
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The trade balance is actually worse than it seems because record oil and gas exports from the USA are masking the decline in goods and services exports.
Manufacturing is already in decline in the USA and investment in industry is declining.
Donald Trump has trashed brand America and consumers around the world are reducing their purchases of US manufactures and services.
Tourism by foreigners has also declined as Donald Trump has made foreigners feel they are unwelcome in the USA.
Donald Trump has shot Uncle Sam in both feet.
Infographic: U.S. Trade Deficit in Goods Reaches Record High
U.S. Trade Deficit in Goods Reaches Record High
by Felix Richter,
Aug 5, 2019
Despite all efforts by the Trump administration to reign in the country’s trade deficit, the gap between imports to and exports from the United States climbed to a 10-year high in the first half of 2019. According to figures released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday, the U.S. trade deficit in goods and services declined slightly in June, bringing the total deficit to $316 billion for the first half of 2019, the highest it’s been since 2008. The increase was mainly caused by a historically high deficit in goods trade, which amounted to a record $439 billion, of which $219 billion can be traced back to trade with China alone.
While the U.S. trade deficit continues to climb overall, imports from China have in fact been affected by the ongoing trade war between the two economic superpowers. U.S. goods imports from China dropped by more than $30 billion in the first half of 2019 compared to the previous year.
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This chart shows the U.S. trade balance in goods, services and overall. ...
However, price index shows that prices are slightly falling and profit margins improving and inflation is unchanged despite of higher tariffs.
That means that tariffs are not passed on consumers as leftist media are saying.
Tell it to farmers and residents of rural America who have been turned into welfare recipients.
If tariffs were such a great economic booster, every country would be imposing 1000% tariffs on all imports.
Da fuq are you babbling about? I live in a rural area. Farmers are just now harvesting their corn and soybean crops here. And they can't find enough people to fill the retail, manufacturing, and other jobs.
Dude: You're ate up with it.