(FILES) Shipping containers are seen at the Port Jersey Container Terminal, with the Manhattan skyline in the distance, in Jersey City, New Jersey on April 8, 2025. The US trade deficit in July 2026 widened to its largest since March 2025, government data showed on September 3, 2026, as imports climbed on the back of the booming AI tech build-out. US trade has seen wide fluctuations since President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year and rolled out sweeping tariffs on allies and competitors, in efforts to narrow the trade gap. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)