At a Glance: Manufactured Goods and the Trade Deficit

This infographic published by Visual Capitalist illustrates how manufactured goods have fueled the U.S. trade deficit since the early 1990s.

In 2022, the U.S. trade deficit for goods reached $1.31 trillion, with more than $3 trillion in imports offset by $2 trillion in exports. Three decades earlier, the trade deficit for goods was $106 billion. 12/27/2023