I'm seeing a lot of 10% countries there. Does anyone know what the 10% countries have in common that the others don't? I strongly doubt the "Tariffs Charged to the USA (including Currency Manipulation and Trade Barriers" is a real number. It seems more like an arbitrary number they've invented to justify going after some countries but not others. There must be a difference between the 10% countries and these other ones that they're focused on beyond this made up number they've invented.

Madagascar at 93% made up number, what's that about? Cambodia at 97% made up number, what's that about? Laos at 95% made up number...

Reads like a priority target list.

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 32 points 6 days ago (4 children)

10% is the default tarrif on practically all countries.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I get that. My point is mainly about the number they're inventing though.

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

So 10% seems to be the default/minimum for countries that have no or little tarrifs on the US. ~~The made up numbers like 97% is not to do with the countries actual tarrifs, but their trade deficit to the United States and total US export. So let's take Cambodia: $12.3 billion dollar trade deficit with the United States, and U.S. goods exports to Cambodia: $321.6 million. 12.3/321.6 = 0.038, rounded down to 0.03. 1-0.03=0.97, or 97%. I haven't checked the others, but this seems to be how the numbers are calculated.~~

Nah this is wrong the figures are wrong, had a brain fart above. It's US imports from country, not exports that are used. The explanation below is right:

US trade deficit with South Africa: $8.8 billion. US goods imports from South Africa: $14.7 billion. 8.8/14.7 = 0.598, or 59.8%.

US trade deficit with Cambodia: $12.3 billion. U.S. goods imports from Cambodia: $12.7 billion. 12.3/12.7 = 0.969, or 96.9%.

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