U.S. December trade deficit widens, total for 2025 reaches $901.5 billion

2026-02-20 01:57:20

Investing.com - According to data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday, the U.S. trade deficit in December widened to $703 billion, an increase of $173 billion from November, far exceeding economists’ forecast of $555 billion.

For the full year of 2025, the trade deficit totaled $9.015 trillion, a slight decrease of 0.2%, or $21 billion, compared to 2024. The annual figure remains below the record high of $9.237 trillion set in 2022.

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Despite President Trump implementing several tariffs throughout the year aimed at reducing trade imbalances, the trade deficit continued to grow. In April, Trump imposed a 10% tariff on all imported goods and targeted specific countries with trade surpluses with the U.S. with reciprocal tariffs. However, the government later softened many of these positions, and negotiations with major trading partners are ongoing.

The European Union is the largest source of U.S. goods deficits, with a deficit of $218.8 billion, followed by China at $202.1 billion and Mexico at $196.9 billion.

In 2025, U.S. exports reached $3.43 trillion, an increase of $199.8 billion from the previous year. Imports also grew to $4.33 trillion, up $1.978 billion from 2024.

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