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So, just to be absolutely clear... This 'chart' and Mr Trump's rhetoric speaks to goods only. It never mentions services and the US economy is a service-centric economy.
Apple Google Amazon Microsoft Meta etc sell goods... but they sell ENORMOUSLY valuable services around the world.
How many cloud computing or software services does the US buy from Europe? Or Canada? Or China?
Not many.
How much software, apps, and IT contraptions does the US sell to those countries?
An ENORMOUS amount. In Europe for example iPhones are everywhere and so is Google, all using Apple email or Google email or digital or digital products and services.
Why these things aren't included in the 'trade deficits' calculations is beyond me. Lots of countries would much rather create the software for global computers (like Windows and MacOS) than make barbie dolls and tennis shoes. We do more of the former rather than the latter.