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U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total)

What does U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total) show?

U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total) is a source-faithful PIER20 calculation from U.S. Census Bureau data. Scope: U.S. monthly goods exports across all partners and all commodities, using the Census world-total row. It follows the published eligibility, denominator, missing-value, revision and coverage rules in the Phase 1 computation contract.
U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total)monthly
%-8.39-0.537.3315.223.1Percentile025507510014.587th
Latest
14.53
1Y change
+7.8 pp
vs median
+10.2 pp
Percentile
87th
Best reading
23.05
U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total)
Data through June 2026
-20.0-10.00.0010.020.030.0Aug 2022May 2023Feb 2024Dec 2024Sep 2025Jun 2026
PIER20 calculation: U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total)
U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total): summary statistics (Max range)
SeriesFirstLatestMinMax
PIER20 calculation: U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total)22.9814.53-8.3923.05
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Series id
CEN-05
Frequency
monthly
Data through
June 2026
Refreshed
12 Aug 2026
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How this is calculated

Formula
100 × (sum(last 3 months) / sum(same 3 months prior year) − 1)

100 × (sum(last 3 months) / sum(same 3 months prior year) − 1). Scope: U.S. monthly goods exports across all partners and all commodities, using the Census world-total row. 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 14.53%. That is up 7.8 pp over the past year and above its long-run median of 4.36%.

Frequently asked questions

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What is the current U.S. three-month goods export momentum (world total)?

As of June 2026, the latest reading is 14.53%. That is up 7.8 pp over the past year and above its long-run median of 4.36%.

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. three-month goods export momentum (world total), sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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