31.   And if the Japanese yen weakens, it will balloon the U.S. trade deficit, and set off another bunch of dominoes.

32.   And that has led to a critique of the standard economic explanation for the high trade deficit.

33.   And now we have record trade deficits.

34.   And remember those evil U.S. trade deficits?

35.   And the trade deficit means that American children will have to pay back the loans their parents are taking out today.

36.   And the trade deficit with Mexico is soaring.

37.   And the U.S. trade deficit with Japan has been shrinking for more than a year.

38.   And then Japan, horrified by its trade deficits, may begin screaming about American protectionism.

39.   And third, there were huge trade deficits.

40.   And the trade deficit did not widen further in June, as economists had expected.