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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Paul Wiseman

U.S. trade deficit slipped to $901 billion last year amid Trump tariffs

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The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries.

The gap the between the goods and services the U.S. sells other countries and what it buys from them narrowed to just over $901 billion from $904 billion in 2024, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

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