Trade · BOPGSTB
Trade balance (goods and services)
As of Aug 2026, the trade balance (goods and services) stood at -$105.6B, a change of -$12.7B from the month before.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Aug 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Aug 2026)
-$105.6B
Change from Jul 2026
-$12.7B
A year earlier
-$59.6B
12-month change
-77.0%
-$105.6B Aug 2026 · Millions of dollars
Millions of dollars. Data from Jan 1992 to Aug 2026 (416 observations).
What it measures
The trade balance is the value of U.S. exports minus imports of goods and services each month. A negative number is a trade deficit.
- Official title
- Trade Balance: Goods and Services, Balance of Payments Basis
- Units
- Millions of dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | -$105.6B | -$12.7B |
| Jul 2026 | -$92.8B | -$21.6B |
| Jun 2026 | -$71.2B | +$4.6B |
| May 2026 | -$75.8B | -$22.9B |
| Apr 2026 | -$52.9B | +$0.8B |
| Mar 2026 | -$53.7B | -$1.2B |
| Feb 2026 | -$52.5B | +$0.2B |
| Jan 2026 | -$52.7B | +$23.4B |
| Dec 2025 | -$76.1B | -$12.2B |
| Nov 2025 | -$63.9B | -$26.5B |
| Oct 2025 | -$37.4B | +$22.0B |
| Sep 2025 | -$59.4B | +$0.3B |
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Trade Balance: Goods and Services, Balance of Payments Basis [BOPGSTB], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BOPGSTB, Oct 27, 2026.
- View BOPGSTB on FRED® · U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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