On Friday, the Commerce Department said the trade deficit grew for the fourth straight month in September.
FILE- In this July 5, 2018, file photo, a rubber tire gantry moves a shipping container in the container yard at the Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
Despite a strong economy, the U.S. trade gap has continued to widen due to a record high number of imports.
The difference between what America buys and what it sells climbed 1.3-percent to $54 billion.
Despite U.S. exports increasing, the amount the country takes in increased at a greater rate.
The deficit with China rose over four-percent to a record $40.2 billion.
President Trump has made reducing trade deficits a cornerstone of his economic agenda, implementing steel and aluminum tariffs to help control the damage.
