Claim: The official U.S. statistics on trade with Canada show that the United States has a trade surplus with our neighbor to the north. The U.S. surplus was $2.8 billion in 2017, according to the Census Bureau. Yet, President Donald Trump has claimed that the U.S. has "close to $100 billion a year loss with Canada" or $17 billion "minimum."
Fact-check: Trump Garbles Canadian Trade Stats - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the official u.s. statistics on trade with canada show that the united states has a trade surplus with our neighbor to the north. the u.s. surplus was $2.8 billion in 2017, according to the census bureau. yet, president donald trump has claimed that the u.s. has "close to $100 billion a year loss with canada" or $17 billion "minimum."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2018-06-13T22:27:46