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Doodley

(10,834 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:21 AM Tuesday

Well done Trump! New report reveals the impact of tariffs on the trade deficit. Let's take a look at the latest numbers.

US Goods Trade Deficit Widens Sharply in March

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in March as imports surged, suggesting that trade exerted a large drag on economic growth in the first quarter.

The goods trade gap increased 9.6% to $162.0 billion, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Tuesday.

https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-04-29/us-goods-trade-deficit-widens-sharply-in-march

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