United States Trade Balance

Country: United States, USD
Importance: Medium
Sector: Trade
Source: Census Bureau
Last release
Actual
$-88.576 B
Forecast
$-75.770 B
Previous
$-71.182 B
Next release
Actual
Coming in 15 days
Forecast
$-81.515 B
Previous
$-88.576 B
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Mar 2018
$-48.956 B
$-50.987 B
Feb 2018
$-57.591 B
$-48.315 B
Jan 2018
$-56.601 B
$-46.007 B
Dec 2017
$-53.118 B
$-44.568 B
Nov 2017
$-50.497 B
$-45.192 B
Oct 2017
$-48.731 B
$-44.906 B
Sep 2017
$-43.495 B
$-44.942 B
Aug 2017
$-42.395 B
$-44.611 B
Jul 2017
$-43.689 B
$-44.776 B
Jun 2017
$-43.642 B
$-45.083 B
May 2017
$-46.507 B
$-44.732 B
Apr 2017
$-47.617 B
$-44.958 B
Mar 2017
$-43.706 B
$-45.266 B
Feb 2017
$-43.557 B
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Jan 2017
$-48.500 B
—
Dec 2016
$-44.300 B
—
Nov 2016
$-45.200 B
—
Oct 2016
$-42.600 B
—
Sep 2016
$-36.440 B
—
Aug 2016
$-40.700 B
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Trade Balance shows the difference between US imports and exports in monetary terms for a given time period.

The country exporting more goods and services than it imports has a trade surplus. Otherwise, it has a trade deficit.

The current Trade Balance value impact on USD is ambiguous and depends on the accompanying indicators, such as GDP and others.

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