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BLACK IS THE NEW RED OIL DRIVES TRADE DEFICITS... $0

...TRADE DEALS DON’T Critics claim that free trade agreements (FTAs) drive U.S. trade deficits. Bu ut imported oil

drriver of Am Ame eric i a’ a s trrad ade de d fic ficitt. $ 191

B I LLI ON

-$ 120

accounts for ALL L of America’s trade deficit with our 17 current trade d agree eement partners.

Imported d cru rude oill a acc ccou ount ntss U.S. TRADE BALANCE WITH 17 FREE TRADE AGREEMENT COUNTRIES

for $19 fo 91 billio on (ap ppr prox oxim imat atel elyy on nee third) d off Am Amer ericca’ a s $6 $635 35 b ll bi llio on trade e de defic ficit it.

-$ 240

IF OIL WERE A COUNTRY, it would be

Overall

Excluding Crude Oil

Manufactured Goods

$ 71 BILLION

$ 6.5 BILLION

$ 2 3 BILLION

DEFICIT

SURPLUS

SURPLUS

$ 20

America’s second largest trade deficit partner. $0

1. China

-$ 360

-$ 20

2. Oil -$ 480

If crude oil is excluded, the United States has a Trade Surplus with our FTA partners, including a healthy $23

-$ 40

3. Japan

billion trade surplus in job-creating manufactured exports, like chemicals, industrial machinery, construction equipment, and consumer goods.

-$ 60

-$ 600 U.S. TRADE DEFICIT

$ 635 B I L L I O N

Made in USA

Trade in goods only. 2010 Data. Current U.S. free trade agreement partners are Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, T Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, and Singapore. A data from the U.S. Census, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. International Trade Commission. Infographic by Tim Duffy © 2011 Third Way. All Free for re-use with attribution. For more, visit Third Way at www.thirdway.org Fre y g.