What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 3 Mar 2016?
Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate ·
Every country we lose money with.
Not every country. In 2015 the U.S. ran goods trade surpluses with Hong Kong ($30.4 billion), the Netherlands ($23.4 billion), Australia ($14.1 billion) and Argentina ($5.4 billion), among others.
In 2015 U.S. goods exports to the Netherlands were $40,211.7 million and imports $16,844.0 million, a balance of $23,367.7 million in the U.S.'s favor (U.S. Census Bureau, Trade in Goods with Netherlands).
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- Republican presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan.
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