GDP & growth · IMPGSC1
Real imports
As of Q2 2026, the real imports had risen 5.5% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of -5.6% in Q1 2026. The latest value was $3.91T.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED®. Quarterly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Q2 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Q2 2026)
$3.91T
Change from Q1 2026
+3.0%
A year earlier
$3.71T
12-month change
+5.5%
$3.91T Q2 2026 · Billions of chained 2017 dollars
Billions of chained 2017 dollars. Data from Q1 1947 to Q2 2026 (318 observations).
What it measures
This is the inflation-adjusted value of goods and services the U.S. buys from other countries. Imports are subtracted when GDP is calculated.
- Official title
- Real imports of goods and services
- Units
- Billions of chained 2017 dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Quarterly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $3.91T | +3.0% | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.80T | +2.8% | -5.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.70T | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.71T | +0.0% | -0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.71T | -7.8% | +2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.03T | +7.7% | +14.0% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.74T | +0.3% | +6.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.73T | +2.8% | +7.8% |
| Q2 2024 | $3.63T | +2.7% | +6.1% |
| Q1 2024 | $3.53T | +0.7% | +3.2% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.50T | +1.3% | +1.4% |
| Q3 2023 | $3.46T | +1.2% | -0.7% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Real imports of goods and services [IMPGSC1], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IMPGSC1, Oct 27, 2026.
- View IMPGSC1 on FRED® · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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