US Trade Balance
The US ran a $77.6 billion trade deficit in goods and services in May 2026 (a year earlier: $66.7 billion deficit).
Updated July 12, 2026
US Trade Balance
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DefinitionMonthly US trade balance in goods and services on a balance-of-payments basis, seasonally adjusted, in millions of dollars. Negative values are deficits.
LimitationsGoods and services only — the balance excludes income and transfers (the broader current account). Monthly values are revised in later releases.
Frequently Asked Questions
The US ran a $77.6 billion trade deficit in goods and services in May 2026 (a year earlier: $66.7 billion deficit).
U.S. Census Bureau — US International Trade in Goods and Services (balance, BOP basis, SA). License: US public domain. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a monthly cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.