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Growing trade deficit is selling the nation out from under us (2003) [pdf]

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162 points TaurenHunter | 1 comments | 04 Apr 25 09:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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gniv ◴[04 Apr 25 09:49 UTC] No.43580059[source]▶
When they talk about trade deficits do they take into account tourism and other cross-border services?

Or is it just goods, and in that case why focus on goods?

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nashalo ◴[04 Apr 25 09:55 UTC] No.43580092[source]▶
Only goods, at least for the EU the 100+B trade deficit for services in favor of the US is carefully left out.
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1. bhouston ◴[04 Apr 25 10:00 UTC] No.43580128[source]▶
That is 100B of ideas for making a European competitor to US services that are soon to be tariffed.