US Trade Deficit Persists Amid Trump Tariffs, Highlighting Structural Imbalances in Global Trade
Original framing: “US trade deficit declined in 2025, but gap for goods hits a record despite Trump tariffs - AP News” — AP News (via Google News)
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Economic models and data analysis reveal that the decline in the overall trade deficit is largely due to a decrease in imports, rather than an increase in exports.