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United States Goods Trade Balance

The United States Goods Trade Balance shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that the United States sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

Wichtigkeit
Medium
Veröffentlicht
Monthly
Währung
USD · US dollar
Zentralbank
The Federal Reserve
Bewegt
AUDUSD · EURUSD · GAUUSD · GBPUSD · NZDUSD · USDCAD · USDCHF · USDCNH

Neueste Zahlen

Die letzte Veröffentlichung, für FEB, erschien am 2026-04-02 und lag bei $-83.5B.

VeröffentlichtFürIstKonsensVorher
2 Apr 2026FEB$-83.5B–$-80.9B ®
12 Mar 2026JAN$-80.8B–$-98.5B
19 Feb 2026DEC$-98.5B$-86B$-82.8B ®

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Warum es wichtig ist

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the US dollar; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

So wird gerechnet

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

Was Veränderungen bedeuten

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

Höher als erwartet: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the US dollar.

Niedriger als erwartet: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the US dollar.

Eine kurze Geschichte

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

Fragen

What is the United States Goods Trade Balance?

The United States Goods Trade Balance shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that the United States sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest United States Goods Trade Balance?

$-83.5B for FEB, published on 2 April 2026.

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