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    Why 2025’s Record Breaking Trade Deficit Doesn’t Hurt the Argument for Tariffs

    Why 2025’s Record Breaking Trade Deficit Doesn’t Hurt the Argument for Tariffs

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USITC Ruling Against Domestic Aluminum Industry Highlights the Failure of Case-by-Case Trade Enforcement: A Call for Broader Trade Protections

USITC Ruling Against Domestic Aluminum Industry Highlights the Failure of Case-by-Case Trade Enforcement: A Call for Broader Trade Protections

Archive, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Guest Opinion & Press Releases, Industrial Policy, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Press Release, Trade and TariffsBy CPA NewsroomNovember 1, 2024

USITC’s ruling against the domestic aluminum industry and its workers exposes the futility of relying solely on hyper-specific AD/CVD cases to address today’s rampant trade abuses.

Katherine Tai Says Proper Use of Tariffs a Good Way to Stop Deindustrialization

Katherine Tai Says Proper Use of Tariffs a Good Way to Stop Deindustrialization

Archive, China, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Industrial Policy, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaOctober 11, 2024

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the proper use of tariffs as a trade tool is good for the middle class, especially those that work in the industrial sectors of the economy. No tariffs, on the other hand, may lower costs of goods sold.

August Trade Deficit Surprisingly Falls 10% to $70.4 Billion; Lowest Deficit Since March

August Trade Deficit Surprisingly Falls 10% to $70.4 Billion; Lowest Deficit Since March

Archive, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Industrial Policy, Newsroom, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaOctober 8, 2024

The August trade figures came in surprisingly low on Tuesday, falling 10% to $70.4 billion, marking the lowest monthly goods and services gap since March ($67.9 billion), the Bureau of Economic Analysis said today.

Trump Reinforces Tariff Policy in Front of The Economic Club of New York

Trump Reinforces Tariff Policy in Front of The Economic Club of New York

Archive, China, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Industrial Policy, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaSeptember 6, 2024

Trump said he wanted the U.S. “to be the manufacturing superpower in the world. We can do that intelligently with trade policy that uses tariffs that encourages production here. We deserve it.”

Trade Deficit Rises 7.9%; July Goods Deficit of $103 Billion Biggest on the Year

Trade Deficit Rises 7.9%; July Goods Deficit of $103 Billion Biggest on the Year

Archive, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Newsroom, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaSeptember 5, 2024

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit rose 7.9% for the month of July, but the goods deficit alone hit a record for the year – $103.13 billion. The previous high was in May at $100.1 billion.

How Budget Deficits Grow Due to Trade Deficits

How Budget Deficits Grow Due to Trade Deficits

Archive, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Manufacturing, NewsroomBy Jeff FerryAugust 8, 2024

Excessive imports siphon demand for goods and services away from American producers and drive the government to run a budget deficit to cover that gap.

Trade Deficit Falls 2.5% In June, But Summer Started With Third Highest Monthly Deficit This Year

Trade Deficit Falls 2.5% In June, But Summer Started With Third Highest Monthly Deficit This Year

Archive, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Newsroom, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaAugust 6, 2024

The U.S. goods and services deficit fell 2.5% in June to $73.1 billion, but that was still the third highest monthly deficit number this year, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Tuesday.

Trade Deficit Rises 0.8% to $75 Million In May; Goods Deficit Jan-May Beats Same Time Last Year at $477.15 Billion

Trade Deficit Rises 0.8% to $75 Billion In May; Goods Deficit Jan-May Beats Same Time Last Year at $477.15 Billion

Archive, China, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Newsroom, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaJuly 3, 2024

The goods and services deficit for May rose a tad to $75 billion, up 0.8% from the previous month.

Monthly Trade Deficit Suddenly Rises 8.7%, Surpassing Three-Month Trend Line

Monthly Trade Deficit Suddenly Rises 8.7%, Surpassing Three-Month Trend Line

Archive, China, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Newsroom, Supply Chain, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaJune 6, 2024

The monthly goods and services trade deficit between the U.S. and the rest of the world has skyrocketed by a whopping 8.7% to $74.6 billion in April, putting the month well above the three month trend line.

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Goods Deficit Flat at $91.4 Billion in February, As Mexico Takes Over China’s Position as Top Source of Imports

Archive, China, commentary, Commentary Featured, CPA News, Featured Home Page, Newsroom, Supply Chain, Trade and TariffsBy Kenneth RapozaApril 5, 2024

While the month-over-month goods deficit with China fell by around $3.7 billion, the deficit with Mexico rose by $2 billion over the same period.

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