Imports of foreign goods, including pharmaceuticals and equipment for data centers, hit a record high, pushing the monthly ...

The US trade deficit surged to $77.6 billion in May 2026, up from $54.6B in April, as imports rose 3.3%. Here's what it means ...

Quick ReadThe May trade deficit surged to $78 billion, the second-worst figure since 1992, as exports fell 3% and imports ...

The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in May 2026, climbing to **$77.6 billion** as imports increased and exports declined.

U.S. posts its third-largest trade deficit ever. China is a big loser, while Vietnam and Taiwan are winners. High tariffs haven't had much effect on chronic U.S. trade deficits. High tariffs were ...

But the data showed consumers are still, cautiously, spending.

Trade gap narrowed as record oil exports, buoyed by Hormuz closure and high prices, offset rising imports; exports up 2.6%, deficit to $55.9 billion in April. AI/data center build-out drives 83% ...

Trade deficit used to be a number that received a ton of attention in the 1980s and 1990s because it was determined to be a strong gauge of the strength and weakness in the US economy. The February ...

President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff policy, aimed at rewriting the rules of global commerce, has so far failed to curb U.S. imports or slash the trade deficit as promised, data released Thursday ...

Donald J. Boudreaux is an economics professor at George Mason University and a senior fellow at the Mercatus Center. Mark J. Perry is a former professor of economics at the University of Michigan at ...

The US trade deficit surged 42.2% to $77.6 billion in May 2026, driven by record capital goods imports and falling exports, ...