Flexport Decodes US Tariff Formula: Trade Deficit Divided by Imports Predicts New Rates

Ryan Petersen on X: "Flexport's team was able to reverse engineer the formula the Administration used to generate the "reciprocal tariffs." It's quite simple, they took the trade deficit the US has with each country and divided it by our imports from that country. The chart below shows the https://t.co/01bUpfKgk8" / X

PostConversationRyan Petersen@typesfastFlexport's team was able to reverse engineer the formula the Administration used to generate the "reciprocal tariffs." It's quite simple, they took the trade deficit the US has with each country and divided it by our imports from that country. The chart below shows the predictions of this formula plotted against the actual new tariff rates.8:06 PM · Apr 2, 2025802.5K ViewsRead 203 replies...