Steel Trade Deficit Analysis: Economic Impacts and National Security

President Trump announced a Section 232 investigation into imports of foreign steel that may be adversely affecting United States core interests. The results of this investigation could lead to increased trade restrictions on certain steel and aluminum goods that are harming U.S. national security and economic interests. Since 1980, the Department of Commerce conducted fourteen Section 232 investigations. Countries investigated include, but are not limited to, China, Russia, Brazil, Turkey, and Germany. – Cherie Walterman

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