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U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total)

What does U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total) show?

U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total) is a source-faithful PIER20 calculation from U.S. Census Bureau data. Scope: U.S. monthly goods trade with all partners and all commodities: FAS exports minus general-import customs value. It follows the published eligibility, denominator, missing-value, revision and coverage rules in the Phase 1 computation contract.
U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total)monthly
USD-153001727118-129355742139-105709757159-82063772180-58417787200Percentile0255075100-10925669338715th
Latest
-109256693387.00
1Y change
−24387673207.00 USD
vs median
−15001174435.00 USD
Percentile
15th
Best reading
-58417787200.00
U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total)
Data through June 2026
-180,000,000,000-160,000,000,000-140,000,000,000-120,000,000,000-100,000,000,000-80,000,000,000-60,000,000,000-40,000,000,000Jun 2021Jun 2022Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026
PIER20 calculation: U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total)
U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total): summary statistics (Max range)
SeriesFirstLatestMinMax
PIER20 calculation: U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total)-94255518952.00-109256693387.00-153001727118.00-58417787200.00
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Series id
CEN-03
Frequency
monthly
Data through
June 2026
Refreshed
12 Aug 2026
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How this is calculated

Formula
exports_FAS − general_imports_customs

exports_FAS − general_imports_customs. Scope: U.S. monthly goods trade with all partners and all commodities: FAS exports minus general-import customs value. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Source period, last checked, dataset vintage, units, revision status, coverage and formula version are recorded in the derived artifact.

As of June 2026, the latest reading is -109256693387.00 USD. That is up 28.7% over the past year and below its long-run median of -94255518952.00 USD.

Frequently asked questions

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What is the current U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total)?

As of June 2026, the latest reading is -109256693387.00 USD. That is up 28.7% over the past year and below its long-run median of -94255518952.00 USD.

How often is this benchmark updated?

This benchmark is built on monthly data. The page is refreshed when the source publishes new observations; the freshness block below the chart shows the exact data-through date and when PIER20 last fetched the file.

What data sources does this chart use?

The chart is built from PIER20 calculation: U.S. monthly goods trade balance (world total), sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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