Trade deficit sets record for 5th year in a row; Democrats demand policy changes « Thread Started on Feb 14, 2007, 11:24am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Trade deficit sets record for 5th year in a row; Democrats demand policy changes By MARTIN CRUTSINGER / AP Economics Writerread at source> http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2007/0 ... WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit set a record for a fifth straight year, and the imbalance with China soared to an all-time high as well.