Real tariff collection rate is overstated by President Trump 8-9 times

On Tuesday, April 8, President Donald Trump said the United States is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-us-taking-2-billion-day-tariffs-2025-04-08/ This data is incorrect. According to the US Customs and Border Protection, total duty, taxes, and fees in fact collected last year (2024) was $88.07 billion, or on average $241 million daily: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/trade Customs duties to be collected in the first half of this year (2025) is projected at $41.38 billion, or $226 million per day. So, the volume of tariffs actually collected is roughly 8-9 times less than the $2 billion announced by President Trump.In other words, it is only 11-12% of the above mentioned number of $2 billion.https://x.com/AnIllarionov/status/1909808525687107653

On Tuesday, April 8, President Donald Trump said the United States is taking in $2 billion per day from tariffs: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-us-taking-2-billion-day-tariffs-2025-04-08/

This data is incorrect.

According to the US Customs and Border Protection, total duty, taxes, and fees in fact collected last year (2024) was $88.07 billion, or on average $241 million daily: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/trade

Customs duties to be collected in the first half of this year (2025) is projected at $41.38 billion, or $226 million per day.

So, the volume of tariffs actually collected is roughly 8-9 times less than the $2 billion announced by President Trump.
In other words, it is only 11-12% of the above mentioned number of $2 billion.
https://x.com/AnIllarionov/status/1909808525687107653