WASHINGTON: The US trade deficit in July widened to its largest since March 2025, government data showed Thursday (Sep 3), as imports climbed on the back of the booming AI tech build-out.US trade has seen wide fluctuations since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year and rolled out sweep

The US trade deficit surged 24.4% to $88.6B in July 2026 as AI-driven semiconductor and computer imports soared while crude oil and gold exports

U.S. imports were higher than exports by $88.6 billion, versus $71.2 billion in June. Analysts polled were expecting a $90 billion deficit.