Shipping containers are stacked aboard a vessel docked at the Port of Oakland, California, as the US goods trade deficit reached US$130 billion in August. (Getty Images via AFP)BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's economic agenda has delivered robust growth and strong investment but failed to reduce the trade deficit, according to a study by the German Economic Institute IW seen by Reuters on Friday.

Trump's tax cuts, tariffs and drive to revive domestic manufacturing had produced mixed results.

Gross domestic product growth remained solid and AI-related investment was buoyant, but job creation lagged the prior administration and inflation remained above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.