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US Trade Balance of Goods and Services

US trade balance of goods and services, including exports and imports, from FRED.

Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)Last updated: Sep 21, 2026, 14:19Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

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Trade balance2-88,576-71,182-75,752-52,883-53,657-52,500-52,670-76,078-63,868-37,376-59,392-59,642-75,062-58,697-66,748-60,341-132,983-117,069-124,704-96,849-79,756-75,788-83,301-71,161-77,000-71,344-70,299-70,870-61,925-63,253-63,925-61,283-64,263-64,158-59,097-58,080-62,054
Goods trade balance-119,592-101,973-106,269-83,060-86,112-82,533-82,285-102,617-91,473-65,299-87,897-88,194-102,645-85,639-92,774-86,585-159,453-144,284-152,761-123,951-107,072-102,829-110,716-97,905-104,126-98,760-98,244-98,446-89,983-90,018-90,735-87,601-89,999-89,839-85,197-84,916-88,447
Services trade balance31,01630,79130,51730,17732,45530,03429,61526,53927,60427,92428,50528,55227,58326,94226,02626,24426,47027,21428,05727,10227,31627,04127,41526,74427,12627,41627,94627,57628,05826,76526,81026,31825,73625,68126,10026,83626,393
Exports of goods and services2310,723317,335319,979329,893321,163313,628301,271285,282289,504301,158292,352284,741284,172281,048282,229290,598283,369280,533274,827270,627276,655269,813273,291275,804271,296269,277266,462267,602265,484268,482261,614262,726257,881263,456263,997261,184256,138
Exports of goods201,035207,248211,052222,014212,505206,055194,699180,880184,881195,879186,465178,393179,320179,101181,784189,917182,864179,391173,046170,109176,707170,966174,966178,079174,610173,502171,044173,479171,232175,003170,031172,195168,405174,693175,209172,823168,320
Exports of services109,688110,087108,927107,879108,658107,572106,571104,402104,623105,279105,886106,348104,853101,947100,445100,681100,506101,142101,781100,51799,94798,84798,32597,72596,68695,77595,41894,12394,25293,47991,58490,53189,47688,76388,78888,36187,819
Imports of goods and services2399,299388,517395,731382,776374,820366,127353,941361,360353,372338,534351,743344,383359,235339,745348,977350,939416,352397,602399,532367,476356,410345,601356,592346,965348,297340,621336,761338,472327,409331,735325,539324,009322,143327,614323,094319,263318,192
Imports of goods320,627309,220317,321305,074298,617288,589276,984283,497276,354261,178274,362266,587281,965264,739274,558276,502342,316323,674325,808294,061283,779273,795285,682275,984278,736272,262269,289271,925261,215265,021260,766259,796258,403264,532260,406257,739256,767
Imports of services78,67279,29678,41077,70276,20377,53976,95677,86377,01877,35677,38177,79577,27075,00574,41974,43774,03673,92873,72473,41572,63171,80570,91070,98169,56068,35967,47266,54666,19466,71464,77464,21363,74063,08262,68861,52461,426

Latest reading

The latest reading is −88,576 USD million, for Jul 2026. That is −17,394 USD million from Jun 2026 and −13,514 USD million from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1992 to Jul 2026. Source: FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).

Latest
−88,576 USD million
Jul 2026
vs previous period
−17,394 USD million
Jun 2026
vs a year earlier
−13,514 USD million

About this data

US trade balance of goods and services, including exports and imports, from FRED. View monthly figures for the goods trade balance, services trade balance, and total trade flows measured in USD million. This series begins in 1992 and is published monthly by the Census Bureau and BEA.

Frequently asked questions

What does the US trade balance of goods and services measure?
The US trade balance of goods and services measures the net difference between the total value of exports and imports of goods and services for the United States, indicating whether the nation runs a trade surplus or deficit.
How often is the US trade balance published and how far back does it go?
The US trade balance data is published monthly by the Census Bureau and BEA via FRED, with historical records extending back to 1992.
What specific breakdowns are included in this table?
This table includes aggregate trade balance, total exports and imports of goods and services, alongside separate series for goods trade balance, services trade balance, and individual export and import flows for both goods and services.
In what units are the trade balance figures reported?
All export, import, and trade balance values in the United States trade data are reported in millions of US dollars (USD million).
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