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ProfessorGAC

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8. It Was $190 Billion

Reply to Initech (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:41 PM

Friday

Know where I got that number?
It was reported by the current Treasury & Commerce departments.
And, I don't even believe that number.
But, as recently as 10 days ago it was 2% of $9 trillion.
In addition, the total value, at retail, of imports is well under $9 trillion. So, that number is impossible.

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