Net exports (exports - 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, net exports of goods were -84.16 USD billion in August 2025, versus -117.13 in July 2025.
Sample. There are 404 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 1992 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: net exports registered a minimum of -152.36 USD billion in January 2025; they reached their highest level of -2.18 in February 1992; they averaged -53.09.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -85391.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | -117134.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | -84155.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Net exports (exports - 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 |