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The US trade deficit is a product of the contradictions between the global economic pattern and the domestic economic structure. Its roots lie in manufacturing offshoring, low savings high consumption models, and dollar hegemony. Since the deficit first appeared in 1971, the US has reduced production costs through industry outsourcing, but this has led to a decline in manufacturing's share of GDP from 25% to 10%, exacerbating the hollowing out of the industrial chain. The low savings rate (only 3.8% in 2024) and high consumer demand (accounting for 70% of GDP) force reliance on imports, and th
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