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American Action Forum: What the U.S. Trade Deficit Really Means
August 08, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2025:

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What the U.S. Trade Deficit Really Means

By Fred Ashton, Jacob Jensen, Claire Chen and Malin Moeller

Executive Summary

* On April 2, 2025 - dubbed "Liberation Day" by the Trump Administration - the president signed an executive order declaring that the "large and persistent" goods trade deficit constituted a th . . .

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