Trending:US sanctions billUS seizure of oil tankerICE Minneapolis shootingGreenlandJana NayaganBangladesh T20 World Cup rowUS records lowest trade deficit since 2009: Trump credits tariffs, calls it 'unprecedented success'FP News Desk • January 9, 2026, 07:26:28 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterUS President Donald Trump hailed the October trade figures, crediting his tariffs for the trade deficit reaching its lowest level since mid-2009AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleUS President Donald Trump at the Kennedy Centre. File Image / AFPUS President Donald Trump on Thursday paraded the October figures of the American trade deficit, crediting his tariffs as the reason behind the figure hitting its lowest level since mid-2009. Trump’s remarks on the matter came just hours after the US Department of Commerce released the October trade report. As per the report, the US trade deficit six months into President Donald Trump’s tariffs tumbled to its lowest level since mid-2009.
