The United States recorded a trade deficit of 71.52 USD Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Trade Balance: Goods and Services, Balance of Payments Basis (BOPGSTB) from Jan 1992 to May 2025 about BOP, balance, headline figure, trade, goods, services, and USA.

This timeline shows the total value of the United States' trade balance from ************ to **********. In that month, the United States had a trade deficit of about **** billion U.S. dollars.

Goods Trade Balance in the United States decreased to -96590 USD Million in May from -86970 USD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Goods Trade Balance- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about US's Trade Balance

• US's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 155.6 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with a deficit of 122.1 USD bn in the previous month
• US's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of -51.2 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of -3.7 USD bn in Feb 1992 and a record low of -155.6 USD bn in Jan 2025

• In the latest reports, US's Total Exports reached 171.6 USD bn in Jan 2025, a decrease of 26.1% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 327.1 USD bn in Jan 2025, an increase of 26.1% YoY (year-on-year)

Graph and download economic data for Advance U.S. International Trade in Goods: Balance (AITGCBN) from May 2025 to May 2025 about balance, trade, goods, and USA.

Imports in the United States decreased to 350.52 USD Billion in May from 350.83 USD Billion in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The Census data API provides access to the most comprehensive set of data on current month and cumulative year-to-date imports using the End-use classification system. The End-use endpoint in the Census data API also provides value, shipping weight, and method of transportation totals at the district level for all U.S. trading partners. The Census data API will help users research new markets for their products, establish pricing structures for potential export markets, and conduct economic planning. If you have any questions regarding U.S. international trade data, please call us at 1(800)549-0595 option #4 or email us at eid.international.trade.data@census.gov.

In May 2025, the trade surplus in China amounted to approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars. A positive value implies a trade surplus, a negative trade balance implies a trade deficit. International trade in China China surpassed the United States as the worlds’ largest goods trading economy in 2013. Despite the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, the total value of China’s imports and exports amounted to more than *** trillion U.S. dollars in 2024.China has become a vital trade partner for many economies. In 2024, over *** billion U.S. dollars worth of the United States’ imports originated in China, making China its second-largest import partner. A trade surplus occurs when exports of a country exceed its imports. It leads to a net inflow of domestic currency from foreign countries. The trade balance is a major growth factor for an economy. Because of running a large trade surplus, China holds a vast amount of foreign exchange reserves. Foreign exchange reserves may be viewed as a sign of national strength, but also represent a form of forced savings on the people. China was the country with the highest trade surplus of approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars as of 2023.

As of 2024, the United States had a trade deficit of about *** billion U.S. dollars. The U.S. trade deficit has increased since 2009, peaking in 2022. Most recently, 2023 marked the year when the U.S. trade deficit decreased from the previous year. What is trade deficit? A trade deficit is, quite simply, the total value of a country’s imports of goods and services minus the total value of its exports of goods and services. When a country exports more than it imports, it has a trade surplus, and when it imports more than it exports, it has a trade deficit. A trade deficit can mean one of two things: Either the country is failing to produce enough goods for its citizens, or its citizens are wealthy enough to purchase more goods than the country produces (as is the case with the United States). Trading partners The United States’ top export partners are its closest neighbors, Canada and Mexico, due in part to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which, pending ratification, will be replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Regarding imports to the U.S., China takes the top spot, followed by Mexico and Canada.

The timeline shows the value of the United States' trade balance of goods and services from January 2015 to April 2024. In that month, the United States had a surplus of about 24.6 billion U.S. dollars in services trade, but a deficit of about 99 billion U.S. dollars in goods trade.

The Census data API provides access to the most comprehensive set of data on current month and cumulative year-to-date imports using the Hi-Tech classification system. The Hi-Tech endpoint in the Census data API also provides value, shipping weight, and method of transportation totals at the district level for all U.S. trading partners. The Census data API will help users research new markets for their products, establish pricing structures for potential export markets, and conduct economic planning. If you have any questions regarding U.S. international trade data, please call us at 1(800)549-0595 option #4 or email us at eid.international.trade.data@census.gov.

This timeline depicts the total imports and exports of goods of the United States from January 2017 to January 2025. In January 2025, the total value of imports of the United States amounted to approximately *** billion U.S. dollars; its exports valued around *** billion U.S. dollars that month.

China recorded a trade surplus of 103.22 USD Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides - China Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The Census data API provides access to the most comprehensive set of data on current month and cumulative year-to-date imports broken down by agricultural and nonagricultural commodities. The USDA endpoint in the Census data API provides value, shipping weight, and method of transportation totals at the district level for all U.S. trading partners. The Census data API will help users research new markets for their products, establish pricing structures for potential export markets, and conduct economic planning. If you have any questions regarding U.S. international trade data, please call us at 1(800)549-0595 option #4 or email us at eid.international.trade.data@census.gov.

The European Union has had a growing trade balance with the United States since the turn of the millennium. While in 1999, the EU recorded a monthly trade balance with the U.S. as low as *** million euros a month, the monthly trade balance in the most recent period recorded was over ** billion euros. Both exports and imports have increased over this period, with a particularly notable uptick following the coronavirus pandemic.

US: Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: China, People Republic: Hong Kong data was reported at 2.274 USD bn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.855 USD bn for Apr 2018. US: Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: China, People Republic: Hong Kong data is updated monthly, averaging -9.000 USD mn from Feb 1960 (Median) to May 2018, with 698 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.198 USD bn in Sep 2011 and a record low of -822.900 USD mn in Nov 1986. US: Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: China, People Republic: Hong Kong data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.IMF.DOT: Trade Balance: by Country: Monthly.

This statistic shows the United States goods trade deficit with China from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, the value of U.S. imports from China exceeded the exports to China by around ***** billion U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for United States (XTNTVA01USM667S) from Jan 1955 to Apr 2025 about trade, Net, goods, and USA.

In April 2025, the total value of the U.S. trade in goods with China amounted to more than 33.57 billion U.S. dollars. This comprises an 8.19 billion U.S. dollar export value and around 25.38 billion U.S. dollar import value.