TCT-FC-TRADE-77 · Taxes & trade
The annual trade deficit had been cut by 77%
Claim summary
The annual trade deficit had been cut by 77%
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2026-01-27; occurrence documented in the linked FactCheck.org report.
What the evidence shows
The percentage compared two selected monthly readings. Over the first ten full months of the term, the cumulative goods-and-services deficit was down 3.9% from the comparable prior-year period.
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