Imports of goods (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Monthly international trade statistics (U.S. Census)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to seasonally-unadjusted provisional figures on US international trade published by the Census Bureau, imports of goods stood at 261.74 USD billion in August 2025, versus 292.25 in the previous month. This constitutes a decrease of 10.44 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series shown in the graph, there are 404 observations overall. The series covers the time period going from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics we calculated on the full sample: imports had a mean of 151.99 USD billion; they achieved a maximum of 342.73 in March 2025; they reached their minimum of 39.08 in February 1992.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 265518.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 292245.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 261741.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Imports of goods (advance estimate) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
Series in the same data set: Trade in goods and services
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services (seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 403 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Imports of goods and services (seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 403 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Net exports (exports - imports) of goods and services (seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 403 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Exports of goods (not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 403 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Imports of goods (not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 403 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Net exports (exports - imports) of goods (not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 403 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
Series in the same data set: Advance trade in goods
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 404 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Imports of goods (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 404 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Net exports (exports - imports) of goods (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 404 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Exports of goods (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 404 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Imports of goods (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 404 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Net exports (exports - imports) of goods (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 404 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |