US Trade Deficit Dips to $901 Billion in 2025

Trump expects that America’s trade balance will turn positive this year.

Truckers prepare to pick up shipping containers from the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on March 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Last year’s U.S. trade deficit dipped slightly from 2024, but was still the third-largest on record, driven by record-high imports.

The 2025 trade imbalance was $901.5 billion, a tepid 0.2 percent decrease from the previous year, according to new Bureau of Economic Analysis data released on Feb. 19.