Putin praises Trump’s economic policies; says trade with Russia has rebounded

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  1. nopartisanbull

    nopartisanbull Well-Known Member

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    Yeah right! What clearly rebounded is our trade deficit with Russia.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/02/vladimir-putin-praises-donald-trumps-economic-policies.html

    At its peak, 2011;

    .....Exports to Russia totalled $8.318 billion
    ….Imports from Russia totalled $34.619 billion
    ….Trade deficit with Russia $26.300 billion

    2016;

    ….Exports to Russia totalled $5.831 billion
    ….Imports from Russia totalled $14.543 billion
    ….Trade deficit with Russia $8.712 billion

    2018;

    …..Exports to Russia totalled $6.659 billion
    …..Imports from Russia totalled $20.875 billion
    …..Trade deficit with Russia $14.216 billion

    January - July 2019;

    …..Exports to Russia totalled $3.667 billion
    …..Imports from Russia totalled $12.463 billion
    …..Trade deficit with Russia $8.796 billion
    …...Estimated annual trade deficit with Russia $ 15.078 billion

    https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c4621.html


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    U.S. trade deficit with Canada 2018

    …...Exports to Canada totalled $299.7 billion
    …...Imports from Canada totalled $318.8 billion
    …...Trade deficit with Canada $19.055 billion
    https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1220.html

    HOWEVER,

    The U.S. goods and services trade surplus with Canada was $7.0 billion in 2018.
    https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/canada



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    But I thought Dirty Donald just said he had the toughest sanctions the entire Universe has ever heard of on the Russians?????
     
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