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The graph indicates that, as Frédéric Bastiat predicted, the deficit slackened during recessions and grew during periods of expansion.
Also of note, many economists calculate trade deficits and / or current account deficits as a percentage of GDP.
Every year there has been a major reduction in economic growth, it is followed by a reduction in the US trade deficit.
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