Balance of trade · United States
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.
- חשיבות
- Medium
- פורסם
- Monthly
- מטבע
- USD · US dollar
- בנק מרכזי
- The Federal Reserve
הנתונים האחרונים
הפרסום האחרון, עבור FEB, יצא ב-2026-04-02 ועמד על $-83.5B.
| פורסם | עבור | בפועל | קונצנזוס | קודם |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 2026 | FEB | $-83.5B | – | $-80.9B ® |
| 12 Mar 2026 | JAN | $-80.8B | – | $-98.5B |
| 19 Feb 2026 | DEC | $-98.5B | $-86B | $-82.8B ® |
למה זה חשוב
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.
איך זה מחושב
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 − importsמה המשמעות של שינויים
- 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).
גבוה מהצפוי: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the US dollar.
נמוך מהצפוי: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the US dollar.
היסטוריה קצרה
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.
שאלות
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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