Re: trumps "reciprocal" is pegged rate 2:1(mostly)

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Quote from: suchmoon on April 07, 2025, 12:39:02 PM

I'm saying the idiotic USTR deficit formula uses exports TO China from the US (not exports from China like you're claiming).

yet...

Quote from: https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations

let m_i>0 represent total imports from country i, and let x_i>0 represent total exports [from country i]

imports from ~~china(i)~~china(i)
exports from ~~china(i)~~china(i)

mi = imports from china (small number) (143)
xi = exports from china (big number) (439)

YOU said
Quote from: suchmoon on April 06, 2025, 12:52:57 PM
(exports - imports) / imports = (438947.4 - 143545.7) / 438947.4 = ~0.673

Just admit it already, you divided by the wrong number (exports instead of imports). Imports is the larger number, thus deficit. How many more walls of text are you gonna post about your math error?

Original archived Re: trumps "reciprocal" is pegged rate 2:1(mostly)

Scraped on 07/04/2025, 12:51:06 UTC

Quote from: https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations

let m_i>0 represent total imports from country i, and let x_i>0 represent total exports [from country i]

imports from china(i)
exports from china(i)

mi = imports from china (small number) (143)
xi = exports from china (big number) (439)

YOU said

Quote from: suchmoon on April 06, 2025, 12:52:57 PM

(exports - imports) / imports = (438947.4 - 143545.7) / 438947.4 = ~0.673

Just admit it already, you divided by the wrong number (exports instead of imports). Imports is the larger number, thus deficit. How many more walls of text are you gonna post about your math error?