The U.S. manufacturing trade deficit has been growing above trend since 2016: U.S. manufacturing imports, exports, and trade deficit, 1997--2019 (annual)
| Date | Mfg exports | Mfg imports | Mfg trade deficit (M−X) | Mfg trade deficit trend (M−X) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 613.3336 | 744.028 | 130.6943 | 188.402 |
| 1998 | 612.459 | 799.0056 | 186.5467 | 213.414 |
| 1999 | 627.1599 | 886.1852 | 259.0253 | 238.426 |
| 2000 | 707.1855 | 1024.421 | 317.2358 | 263.438 |
| 2001 | 656.4526 | 960.563 | 304.1104 | 288.45 |
| 2002 | 622.0002 | 984.6372 | 362.637 | 313.462 |
| 2003 | 644.9062 | 1048 | 403.0937 | 338.474 |
| 2004 | 726.5793 | 1214.015 | 487.4357 | 363.486 |
| 2005 | 805.9644 | 1347.361 | 541.3967 | 388.498 |
| 2006 | 923.1392 | 1481.677 | 558.5378 | 413.51 |
| 2007 | 1019.377 | 1551.459 | 532.0817 | 438.522 |
| 2008 | 1121.873 | 1577.942 | 456.0694 | 463.534 |
| 2009 | 916.7261 | 1236.014 | 319.2879 | 488.546 |
| 2010 | 1100.394 | 1513.041 | 412.6465 | 513.558 |
| 2011 | 1276.906 | 1717.455 | 440.5491 | 538.57 |
| 2012 | 1341.398 | 1809.135 | 467.7364 | 563.582 |
| 2013 | 1375.17 | 1833.984 | 458.8136 | 588.594 |
| 2014 | 1403.782 | 1930.685 | 526.9032 | 613.606 |
| 2015 | 1317.019 | 1946.797 | 629.7783 | 638.618 |
| 2016 | 1264.011 | 1911.335 | 647.3241 | 663.63 |
| 2017 | 1323.595 | 2019.639 | 696.0444 | 688.642 |
| 2018 | 1400.022 | 2182.385 | 782.3625 | 713.654 |
| 2019 | 1365.305 | 2159.552 | 794.2464 | 738.666 |
Source: EPI analysis of data from U.S. International Trade Commission Trade DataWeb.