Are there raw datasets which break these figures down by US state?
Maybe try a version where the numbers are shown as a percent of exporting country’s GDP. Reality is that the US has an incredible amount of leverage over other countries.
Oh look at that, pretty even.
Just to confirm, Canada is the next exporter, US importer?
This data could be more beautiful…
I still don’t understand what basis there could be for claiming that a trade imbalance is one country taking advantage of another. (I realize he doesn’t feel he needs a rationale, it’s dumb “bitch-slap politics” rather than a rationally arrived at trade policy – but there are people who presumably do care about reason who parrot the same statement.) How would you steelman this apparently dumb rationale for a trade war?
By the way, here in Canada, a bullying neighbour starting a trade war is already doing wonders for national unity. It gives a very high profile, popular cause that the prime minister can use to the advantage of his party in the elections later this year. It would be an amazing turnaround if Trump’s idiocy ended up keeping the Conservatives out of power because of its effect on domestic sentiment in Canada.
OMG a resource rich country with a large resource extraction industry is a net exporter to the United States. Literally a crime! /S
Relying on facts, carefully presented to drive insight into current issues – straight to jail!
![[OC]U.S. Trade in Goods with Canada 1985-2024](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/yktjw1hoerge1-1920x1024.png)
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Data source: Trade in Goods with Canada
URL: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1220.html
Are there raw datasets which break these figures down by US state?
Maybe try a version where the numbers are shown as a percent of exporting country’s GDP. Reality is that the US has an incredible amount of leverage over other countries.
Oh look at that, pretty even.
Just to confirm, Canada is the next exporter, US importer?
This data could be more beautiful…
I still don’t understand what basis there could be for claiming that a trade imbalance is one country taking advantage of another. (I realize he doesn’t feel he needs a rationale, it’s dumb “bitch-slap politics” rather than a rationally arrived at trade policy – but there are people who presumably do care about reason who parrot the same statement.) How would you steelman this apparently dumb rationale for a trade war?
By the way, here in Canada, a bullying neighbour starting a trade war is already doing wonders for national unity. It gives a very high profile, popular cause that the prime minister can use to the advantage of his party in the elections later this year. It would be an amazing turnaround if Trump’s idiocy ended up keeping the Conservatives out of power because of its effect on domestic sentiment in Canada.
OMG a resource rich country with a large resource extraction industry is a net exporter to the United States. Literally a crime! /S
Relying on facts, carefully presented to drive insight into current issues – straight to jail!
Mapple Syrup ajudando o Canadá na balança comercial já que não pode faltar no café da manhã do americano. Hahahaha
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