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U.S. trade policy, tariffs, and partner data

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Nineteen months
of moving ground

The United States raised the tariff rate implied by its policies from 2.4% to roughly 28% and back to 11% in nineteen months. The more consequential number is three — the number of times the legal foundation beneath those tariffs was replaced, twice under court compulsion.

Average tariff rate, % — three distinct measures
IEEPA regime
§122 surcharge
Legal authority in force. Struck through = voided by a court or expired by statute.
● filled markers are published figures · dashed and unmarked stretches are interpolated between them.
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Global relationships

Trade balance around the world

Jun 2026Verified bundled release
Headline partner trade snapshot — Jun 2026
PartnerU.S. exportsU.S. importsBalance
Mexico$33.9B$55.3B−$21.3B
Canada$30.7B$37.2B−$6.5B
China$9.6B$25.1B−$15.6B
Vietnam$1.5B$25.2B−$23.6B
Taiwan$4.7B$20.5B−$15.8B
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Selected reporting

Latest trade-policy news

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Business‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America
The Guardian Business

‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America

Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living For William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontario, “Canadian is always the first choice,” even if it means his weekly bills are higher.

Business‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess
The Guardian Business

‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess

There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debt History remembers Gen Dwight Eisenhower , the supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe during the second world war, for his role in the D-day invasion of Normandy.

Business
NPR Business

Businesses are getting tariff refunds. Why aren't consumers getting their cut?

A slew of American companies are getting billions of dollars back in tariff refunds after a Supreme Court ruling. Many consumers, though, may never get anything back.