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Sigh. People don’t know how the numbers are gamed.

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Here is a decent article: https://www.cato.org/publications/congressional-testimony/americas-misunderstood-trade-deficit

Another point is because China is not charging 40% tariffs on US made cars anymore, the amount spent by Chinese consumers for those cars is less. That appears as an increase in the trade deficit. But who thinks that’s a bad thing?

There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.