![Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina blames weak exports on the trade deficit, but a simple look at the data shows this isn't really what's going on. Imports are near their all-time high, Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina blames weak exports on the trade deficit, but a simple look at the data shows this isn't really what's going on. Imports are near their all-time high,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F2OZN7-XIAEK0EF.png)
Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina blames weak exports on the trade deficit, but a simple look at the data shows this isn't really what's going on. Imports are near their all-time high,
![Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina should be an export powerhouse, but it has trade deficits. Reason isn't a bad harvest. Exports (blue) are near 2019 pre-COVID levels. Instead, imports are 40% higher Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina should be an export powerhouse, but it has trade deficits. Reason isn't a bad harvest. Exports (blue) are near 2019 pre-COVID levels. Instead, imports are 40% higher](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F4KLITzXYAA9Qqv.png)
Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina should be an export powerhouse, but it has trade deficits. Reason isn't a bad harvest. Exports (blue) are near 2019 pre-COVID levels. Instead, imports are 40% higher
![Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina has a trade deficit. This isn't because exports are somehow doing badly. Exports in 2023 are the same as in 2019 before COVID. Instead, it's imports that Robin Brooks on X: "Argentina has a trade deficit. This isn't because exports are somehow doing badly. Exports in 2023 are the same as in 2019 before COVID. Instead, it's imports that](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9ssQV8WsAEbQ1n.png)