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[Lotte Skoring]

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The US trade deficit jumped by almost 33% in December, rising for the second month in a row to $70.3 billion.

Trade deficits were volatile throughout 2025 as importers responded to President Trump's shifting tariff announcements, which have upended the global landscape but haven't significantly dented the US trade deficit

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[The Prowler]

"The trade deficit with China fell in 2025, with a $202.1 billion reading last year versus $295.5 billion in 2024."

 

[LotusBud]

Yup.

Tariffs not exactly working???

Tariff revenues are dramatically falling short of initial White House expectations, generating roughly $100 billion less than projected, according to a recent analysis from Pantheon Macroeconomics. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted in August that tariffs would raise “well over half a...

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[Lotte Skoring]

Yup.

Tariffs not exactly working???

Tariff revenues are dramatically falling short of initial White House expectations, generating roughly $100 billion less than projected, according to a recent analysis from Pantheon Macroeconomics. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted in August that tariffs would raise “well over half a...

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Many of pardons - I saw later you had this.
. Good work, Lotus.

PS: just one last here for the benefit of the resident dummy.

 

[Lotte Skoring]

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Six of the nation's top 10 trade partners set records in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released today.
WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data

2025 U.S. Trade, At $5.6 Trillion, Deficit Set Records, Despite Tariffs​

The U.S. trade deficit with China fell in 2025 primarily due to aggressive, high-level tariffs on Chinese goods and a strategic, accelerated effort by companies to shift supply chains out of China. Although the overall U.S. goods deficit hit a record, bilateral trade with China dropped 28%. The decline reflects long-term trade war policies, reduced reliance on Chinese manufacturing, and geopolitical shifts,

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Key factors for the falling deficit in 2025 include:

• Intensified Tariff Policies: Increased tariffs on Chinese products forced U.S. importers to seek alternative suppliers, reducing reliance on Chinese goods.
• Supply Chain Diversification: Businesses actively moved supply chains out of China to avoid duties, with a notable shift toward other Asian and North American partners.
• Strategic Shifting: Despite an early 2025 surge in imports as companies stocked up before new tariffs, the deficit decreased in the latter part of the year.
• Geopolitical Factors: Ongoing trade tensions and trade policies dating back to the first Trump administration and continued through 2025, resulted in lower import volumes from China.
  

 

[The Prowler]

China deficit way down.

Is US GDP up? Is consumer spending up? It is important to know these numbers if you really want to understand the big picture.

 

[The Prowler]

Now take a look at this....

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Just in the first 3 quarters of 2025, consumer spending rose $1.2 trillion.

Gotta wait for the Q4 totals, but it looks like the annual increase will be about $1.6 trillion...83.375% of the increase in spending was buying Made in USA products.

 

[LotusBud]

Who'd a thunk it. TrumpEconomy's unexpected consequences.

JPMorgan analysis finds Trump’s tariffs are working on China—at a huge cost to American small business​

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[Reptile Reaper]

Now take a look at this....

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Just in the first 3 quarters of 2025, consumer spending rose $1.2 trillion.

Gotta wait for the Q4 totals, but it looks like the annual increase will be about $1.6 trillion...83.375% of the increase in spending was buying Made in USA products.

I'm sure Trump's direct responsibility for the increase in cost of living has nothing to do with that.

Not tariffs driving up costs of goods and services. Not erratic trade policy fucking up supply chains. Uncertainty of future rising costs causing consumers to panic buy, further fucking up supply chains and aggravating inflation.

You're like a walking talking audition tape for a Trump administration official.

"Look how good I gape, Daddy..."

 

[The Prowler]

I'm sure Trump's direct responsibility for the increase in cost of living has nothing to do with that.

Inflation is down.

You need to start by looking at the actual numbers.

You're like a walking talking audition tape for a Trump administration official.

The irony of that statement as you parrot Leftist talking points!!!!

Hahahaha!!!

 

[Reptile Reaper]

Conservative justices Roberts, Gorsuch, and Barrett had to tell Trump how to do his job.

"The president must point to clear congressional authorization to justify his extraordinary assertion of the power to impose tariffs. He cannot." - Chief Justice John Roberts

Lol

 

[The Prowler]

John Roberts