United States Trade Balance

1986 - 2020 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

United States Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 85.5 USD bn in Nov 2020, compared with a deficit of 80.4 USD bn in the previous month. United States Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Nov 2020, with an averaged value of -42.8 USD bn. The data reached an all-time high of -3.7 USD bn in Feb 1992 and a record low of -85.5 USD bn in Nov 2020. The US Census Bureau provides monthly Trade Balance in USD.

In the latest reports, United States Total Exports reached 126.2 USD bn in Oct 2020, a decrease of 6.4 % year on year. Total Imports recorded 213.0 USD bn in Nov 2020, an increase of 6.0 % year on year.

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What was United States's Trade Balance in Nov 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-85,486.0 Nov 2020	-80,358.0 Oct 2020	-85,486.0 Nov 2020	-3,668.5 Feb 1992	USD mn	monthly	Jan 1986 - Nov 2020

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country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (USD mn)	-376.8 Dec 2020	monthly	Oct 1998 - Dec 2020
Algeria (USD mn)	-791.7 Jan 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2020
Argentina (USD mn)	141.2 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 1991 - Nov 2020
Armenia (USD mn)	-197.4 Nov 2020	monthly	Nov 1995 - Nov 2020
Australia (USD mn)	3,651.0 Nov 2020	monthly	Jul 1971 - Nov 2020
Austria (USD mn)	-377.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Oct 2020
Azerbaijan (USD mn)	-91.6 Nov 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Nov 2020
Bahrain (USD mn)	856.2 2019	yearly	1966 - 2019
Bangladesh (USD mn)	-915.4 Oct 2020	monthly	Jul 1986 - Oct 2020
Belarus (USD mn)	309.3 Oct 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Oct 2020

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Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-14.9 Sep 2020	quarterly	Sep 1981 - Sep 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-284,071.000 Oct 2020	monthly	Oct 1980 - Oct 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	336,325.000 Dec 2020	monthly	Dec 1967 - Dec 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	15.9 2019	yearly	1968 - 2019
National Government Debt (USD mn)	27,747,798.0 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1969 - Dec 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	128.3 Sep 2020	quarterly	Mar 1969 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (USD bn)	9,257.653 2025	yearly	2001 - 2025
Forecast: Government Net Debt (USD bn)	35,294.369 2025	yearly	2001 - 2025
Forecast: Government Revenue (USD bn)	7,840.214 2025	yearly	2001 - 2025
Federal Government Receipts (USD bn)	219.553 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1967 - Nov 2020
Federal Government Financing: Borrowing from the Public (USD bn)	251.250 Nov 2020	monthly	Sep 1982 - Nov 2020
Federal Govt Receipts: Excise Taxes (USD bn)	5.602 Nov 2020	monthly	Dec 1967 - Nov 2020
Federal Government Outlays (USD bn)	364.819 Nov 2020	monthly	Oct 1980 - Nov 2020
Federal Debt: Public Debt Securities (PDS) (USD bn)	27,747.798 Dec 2020	monthly	Jan 1969 - Dec 2020
Gross Federal Debt: Annual: Percentage of GDP (%)	106.900 2019	yearly	1940 - 2019

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