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83 days ago
Not off the top of my head. Maybe the folks at Inside US Trade remember something. Tagging @hmonicken.bsky.social @brettfortnam.bsky.social
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hmonicken.bsky.social
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83 days ago
Hm, to my knowledge it didn't go anywhere officially, but it's certainly a methodology they like, so it seems possible it could resurface in the next administration
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brettfortnam.bsky.social
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81 days ago
I haven't looked at the numbers, but I wouldn't be surprised if Trump was citing goods statistics excluding reexports. This statistical argument has been going on forever (progressive Dems used to make this argument before Trump). Trump officials backed off changes:
https://insidetrade.com/inside-us-trade/trump-officials-no-plans-change-trade-deficit-calculation-methodologies
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