US Trade Deficit Widens in August Amid Strong Imports
Imports jumped as strong consumer and business demand outweighed tariff effects, and economists said trade could cut up to 2.5 percentage points from third-quarter GDP.
- The Trade deficit widened 13.7% to $105.6 billion in Aug, exceeding the $102.0 billion forecast by Economists, according to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau.
- Robust Domestic demand drove a 4.3% surge in Imports to $420.8 billion in Aug, as businesses relied on foreign Goods to meet needs despite President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policies.
- While Goods Exports increased 2.2% to $205.7 billion, total Imports jumped 5.3% to $342.2 billion, keeping Trade on track to subtract from GDP for the third consecutive quarter.
- Economists estimate the Trade imbalance could cut as much as 2.5 percentage points from GDP in the July-September quarter, even as overall Growth estimates remain above a 3.0% annualized rate.
- This Aug deficit was the steepest since the all-time gap in 2025, recorded just before President Donald Trump's "liberation day" announcement of reciprocal tariffs against trading partners.
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The U.S. trade deficit jumped to its widest level in 17 months in August, a setback for President Donald Trump's push to use tariffs to close it.The deficit, which measures how much more the United States buys from abroad than it sells, climbed 13.7 percent from July to $105.6 billion – the biggest monthly gap since before Trump rolled out sweeping global tariffs in April 2025, reported the New York Times.Imports drove the increase, rising 4.3 p…
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US trade deficit widens in August amid strong imports
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in August, driven by a surge in imports of goods amid robust domestic demand, keeping trade on track to again subtract from economic growth in the third quarter. The trade shortfall increased 13.7 percent to $105.6 billion, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau said on Tuesday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the deficit would be $102.0 bil…
The US foreign trade deficit increased by 13.7 per cent over the previous month to $105.6 billion, according to a press release issued by the Department of Commerce.
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