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U.S. Trade Deficit Composition

Visual Capitalist@VisualCap · Oct 15, 2026 · Area chart

U.S. Trade Deficit Composition

Visual Capitalist's area chart drew 8.4K views on X: 0.4x its typical post and #140 of 142 Visual Capitalist charts we track by views. Read Oct 16, 2026.

Charted: The Three Waves of the U.S. Trade Deficit (1990-2026) 📉

Visual Capitalist area chart: U.S. Trade Deficit Composition — Posted on X by @VisualCap (Visual Capitalist), Oct 15, 2026. Source: x.com

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8,396 views, 50 likes, 16 reposts and 11 saves on X, read Oct 16, 2026. A normal post from @VisualCap gets about 23.3K views.

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A area chart. Three waves of U.S. trade deficit from oil to machinery to AI.

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