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China became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001.
This graph shows the United States’ cumulative trade deficit in manufactured goods before and after China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). The manufacturing trade deficit numbers are in trillions of US dollars.
Place and move your cursor on the graph on the right to see the United States’ cumulative manufacturing trade deficit numbers.
The Blue Collar Dollar Institute believes that the United States cannot offer a middle-class lifestyle to a large majority of Americans without possessing a strong and vibrant manufacturing sector. Our non-partisan mission is to research data, inform the public, and advocate for policy in order to help strengthen US manufacturing and goods-producing sectors.