As President Trump’s global trade war approaches a pivotal moment, American industry is trying to use Mr. Trump’s love of big economic numbers to get him to stand down.

Mr. Trump faces a series of decisions over the next several weeks about whether to ratchet up tariffs on Chinese goods, impose new duties on imports of foreign cars and keep metal tariffs on trading partners like Canada and Mexico. While Mr. Trump’s economic North Star has long been reducing the trade gap between what America exports and what it imports, industries from soybean farmers to nail manufacturers are trying to convince Mr. Trump that his policies are having the opposite effect — by dampening exports of some of America’s most cherished products.

On Tuesday, the American spirits industry joined the growing chorus of businesses and trade groups trying to get Mr. Trump to remove tariffs on Chinese goods and foreign metals by showcasing the economic pain that the trade war has inflicted.

Since the Trump administration initiated tariffs last year on foreign steel and aluminum, $763 million worth of American spirits exports have been subject to retaliatory tariffs, according to data released by the Distilled Spirits Council, an industry group. The most draconian duties have come from Europe, where the rate on American whiskey is 25 percent.