The Post Quotes Two Months. The Trade Deficit’s Full Year Moved 0.2 Per Cent.

A viral post says the US trade deficit 'went from $136 billion to $29 billion' under Trump. Both figures are real monthly readings. March 2025 was a record because importers front-ran tariffs; October 2025 was the lowest since 2009 because non-monetary gold was about 90 per cent of that month's rise in exports. The year they belong to closed at $901.5 billion against $903.5 billion — and the goods…