Commerce Dept.: Trade deficits report under review by the White House

The Commerce Department has submitted to the White House a report -- required under an executive order -- on bilateral trade deficits, which is expected to be made public within weeks, sources told Inside U.S. Trade. The report, triggered by the executive order signed by President Trump on March 31, will identify trading partners with which the U.S. had a “significant trade deficit in goods in 2016,” according to the Federal Register notice which outlines the scope of the...