Explosion of Imports Causes Trade Deficit to Spike by 96% in January YoY on Tariff Front-Running

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Surge of imports not a sign of weak demand, on the contrary, but deduct from GDP.
By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET.
The tariff chaos continues with a constant barrage of announcements of new tariffs followed by announcements of pauses, exclusions, etc. Just this morning, Trump announced…

This story appeared on wolfstreet.com, 2025-03-06 19:36:42.
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