US EditionUS trade deficit widens in July on soaring imports
The US trade deficit surged 32.5% to $78.3 billion in July as imports rose 5.9%, driven by companies stockpiling ahead of tariff hikes, Commerce Department data showed.
- The Commerce Department reported last month the U.S. goods trade gap rose 22.1% to $103.6 billion as American businesses rushed to import ahead of tariff changes.
- Following the April 2 tariff announcement, U.S. companies surged imports to front‑run President Donald Trump's 10% tariffs imposed in April and delayed higher rates effective early August.
- Imports surged, with U.S. imports climbing $20 billion to $358.8 billion and U.S. exports rising $800 million to $280.5 billion, led by industrial materials and machinery and equipment gains.
- The real trade deficit, adjusted for inflation, approached $100.1 billion last month, with gold imports surging $9.6 billion and pushing the deficit with Switzerland up $7.6 billion to $7.7 billion.
- Analysts say the import spike may dent third-quarter growth, with economists polled by Reuters forecasting a $89.45 billion deficit and the Atlanta Federal Reserve estimating 2.2% GDP growth.
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Official releases from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Department of Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Energy Information Administration show a clear pattern. Americans spent freely, imports jumped, hiring cooled at the edges, and business costs eased. The trade figures set the tone. July exports reached $280.50 billion […]
Donald Trump wants to slow down imports with his tariffs. However, in July he apparently achieved the opposite. The new labour market figures will also make the US president unhappy.
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