Tariff Fears Drive 14% Spike in U.S. Trade Deficit Ahead of April ‘Liberation Day’

Tariff Fears Drive 14% Spike in U.S. Trade Deficit Ahead of April ‘Liberation Day’

Importers continued to front-run the April ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs in March, sending the overall trade deficit up 14% over February numbers to $140.5 billion for the month, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Tuesday.