The Economic Populist: Contrary to Trump promises, manufacturing jobs down, trade deficit up, nine-month data show

By Katie Hettinga

Trump has made repeated promises that his policies would quickly rebalance U.S. trade, rebuild American manufacturing, and generate an industrial jobs boom. However, in a new infographic webpage released following the publication of U.S. government nine-month international trade data, Rethink Trade found that trade and manufacturing outcomes are not what we were told we would receive.

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Originally published in The Economic Populist — a project of the American Economic Liberties Project.

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