And the plunge of imports from China had an impact on the overall trade deficit — but not much since Corporate America rerouted its supply chains from China to other countries, and only a small portion was routed back to the US. https://wolfstreet.com/2020/02/05/us-imports-from-china-in-2019-plunged-by-most-ever-shifted-to-other-countries-and-goods-trade-deficit-improved-only-a-tad-from-worst-ever-in-2018/