U.S. Trade Deficit With China Shrinks In September; But Mexico, Vietnam, and Ireland Goods Gap Surpasses It

U.S. Trade Deficit With China Shrinks In September; But Mexico, Vietnam, and Ireland Goods Gap Surpasses It

The U.S. goods deficit with China fell by roughly $2 billion in September, coming in at $15.03 billion. China has dropped to fourth place in terms of the countries in which the U.S. has its biggest goods gap. Ireland (-$18.22 billion), a go-to manufacturing hub for branded pharmaceutical drugs; Mexico (-$17.38 billion), the biggest manufacturing power with a free trade agreement still intact; and Vietnam ($16.6 billion deficit), an outpost for C…