Imports of goods (advance estimate; 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-adjusted provisional figures on US international trade released by the Census Bureau, imports of goods were 261.62 USD billion in August 2025, compared to 281.21 in the previous month. This marks a reduction of 6.97 percent.
Sample. There are 404 records in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few statistics we computed on the full sample: imports were equal on average to 152.08 billion US dollars; they recorded a bottom of 41.37 in February 1992; they hit a maximum of 344.59 in March 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 262926.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 281211.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 261615.0 |
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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 | Yes |
| 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 |