US trade deficit surges in July to highest in 12 years
Source: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. trade deficit surged in July to $63.6 billion, the highest level in 12 years, as imports jumped by a record amount.
The Commerce Department reported that the July deficit, the gap between what America buys and what it sells to foreigners, was 18.9% higher than the June deficit of $53.5 billion. It was the largest monthly deficit since July 2008 during the 2007-2009 recession.
The July deficit increase was driven by a record 10.9% increase in imports which rose to $231.7 billion. Exports were also up but by a smaller 8.1% to $168.1 billion.
When Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2016 he pledged to sharply lower the countrys large trade deficits, especially with China, which for years has been the country with the largest trade surplus with the United States.
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Wuddles440
(1,121 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)this number would have been at least double. So friggin much winning.
SergeStorms
(19,200 posts)Trump promised all of those jobs would come back to the U.S.
Trump promised his tariffs would even the playing field with China.
Trump promised he'd forsake all others when he married Malaria.
Trumps promises are as empty as his freaking head.
Stallion
(6,474 posts)ancianita
(36,053 posts)The idea is to end Constitutional rule of law by eventual corporate rule by global fictional personhoods.
Trump is helping globalists do this.
mikeysnot
(4,756 posts)republican presidents kill.
RussBLib
(9,008 posts)Another broken promise, and this one was broken long before the virus hit.
honest.abe
(8,678 posts)Thanks Trump.
okaawhatever
(9,461 posts)Republican was President. Good to know.