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  • U.S. trade deficit totaled $901 billion in 2025 despite Trump’s tariffs

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    The U.S. trade deficit swelled in December, closing out a year in which the imbalance was essentially unchanged despite efforts by the Trump administration to close the wide gap. Closing out a tumultuous year in the global marketplace, the goods and services shortfall in December totaled $70.3 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. That marked an increase of $17.3 billion from November and was well above the Dow Jones consensus estimate for $55.5 billion. For the full year, the U.S. ran a $901.5 billion deficit, actually down slightly from 2024 but only by 0.2%, or $2.1 billion. The total was also a bit ... (full story)

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longfellow
Feb 19, 2026 10:51am — Edited
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Report came out a mere hours after Trump had said trade deficits were down and that they would be positive soon. You mean he lied?

Edit: Sarcasm about the lying, of course he lied.
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Schultz
Feb 19, 2026 12:16pm
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Quoting longfellow
Report came out a mere hours after Trump had said trade deficits were down and that they would be positive soon. You mean he lied?
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/13...-by-78-because

Trump: US trade deficit reduced by 78% because of tariffs, will go into positive territory during this yearTHE UNITED STATES TRADE DEFICIT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 78% BECAUSE OF THE TARIFFS BEING CHARGED TO OTHER COMPANIES AND COUNTRIES. IT WILL GO INTO POSITIVE TERRITORY DURING THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY DECADES.
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Dutchy Daxy
Feb 19, 2026 7:21pm
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Quoting Schultz
{quote} https://www.forexfactory.com/news/13...-by-78-because Trump: US trade deficit reduced by 78% because of tariffs, will go into positive territory during this yearTHE UNITED STATES TRADE DEFICIT HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 78% BECAUSE OF THE TARIFFS BEING CHARGED TO OTHER COMPANIES AND COUNTRIES. IT WILL GO INTO POSITIVE TERRITORY DURING THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MANY DECADES.
That deverves a reward
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Polimini
Feb 20, 2026 5:45am
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deficit keep going up, this is hilarious
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PiipPool
Feb 19, 2026 11:33am
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OftenLong
Feb 19, 2026 1:19pm
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Quoting longfellow
Report came out a mere hours after Trump had said trade deficits were down and that they would be positive soon. You mean he lied?
I guess I do have to learn to spell pathological correctly after all, since I'll have to explain to my grandchildren (if I can afford to have them over when I'm older) WTF happened to America.
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DadydeFather
Feb 19, 2026 10:16am
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Another Impotent MAGA policy
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devonoved
Feb 19, 2026 2:43pm
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That's strange, there seems to be a complete lack of Trumpettes in this thread, shaking their pom-poms and cheering for their big daddy. Where are his defenders and apologists?
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Trader#D12D
Feb 19, 2026 12:02pm
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Quoting longfellow
Report came out a mere hours after Trump had said trade deficits were down and that they would be positive soon. You mean he lied?
Sure,as always.
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