2025 Trade Policy Agenda

USTR Promotes "America First" and "Production Economy"

Posted 3/3/25

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released President Donald Trump’s 2025 Trade Policy Agenda, outlining a strategy to revitalize American manufacturing and reinforce national security through assertive trade measures.

The agenda emphasizes the necessity of a “Production Economy,” asserting that “Americans are more than just what they consume,” and that the nation should not merely “move money around.” It advocates for policies that “favor a Production Economy” to “Make America Great Again.”

While criticizing the World Trade Organization, it's worth noting that the document does not call for the US to abandon the institution.  

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