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US Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Falls to 5-Year Low as Exports Surge

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Higher net exports are expected to add to solid fourth-quarter GDP growth.Shipping containers line the Port of Long Beach, Calif.,on March 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times12/11/2025|Updated: 12/11/2025President Donald Trump’s tariffs helped shrink the U.S. trade deficit to its lowest monthly level in more than five years, according to new data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Dec. 11.The U.S. goods and services trade deficit narrowed 10.9 percent in September to $52.8 billion—the lowest monthly deficit since June 2020—down from $59.3 billion registered in August.Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”Author’s Selected Articles

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