Sentences with phrase «u.s. bilateral trade deficits»

They include «rules of origin,» or the percentage of parts that must be made in North America for a product to qualify for free - trade status; language on how to settle disputes affecting foreign investors; changing Mexican labor standards; and Trump's stated goal of reducing U.S. bilateral trade deficits.

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Japan was conspicuously absent from a list of U.S. allies that would be exempt from new American tariffs, possibly because of Trump's displeasure with the bilateral trade deficit the U.S. has with Japan.

As evidence that the U.S. deficit is caused by expensive labor, high manufacturing costs, and the spendthrift habits of Americans, many economists will point out that the United States runs bilateral trade deficits with many countries, and not just with China.

The U.S. trade deficit is a major reason President Donald Trump promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), even though economists generally agree that a bilateral trade balance is not directly linked to trade potrade deficit is a major reason President Donald Trump promised to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), even though economists generally agree that a bilateral trade balance is not directly linked to trade poTrade Agreement (NAFTA), even though economists generally agree that a bilateral trade balance is not directly linked to trade potrade balance is not directly linked to trade potrade policy.

He cites the bilateral U.S. trade deficit as evidence that China needs us more than we need them.