Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US real GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, real imports of goods were 3,371 billion US dollars (2017; annual rate) in 2026-Q3, versus 3,180 in 2026-Q2. This constitutes an increase of 6.03 percent.
Sample. There are 227 observations in the quarterly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time span stretching from March 1970 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some statistics calculated on the full sample: real imports of goods had a mean of 1,259 USD billion (2017; annual rate); they reached their minimum of 172 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in March 1970; they recorded a maximum of 3,371 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in September 2026.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 3,068,102 |
| 2026-06-30 | 3,179,506 |
| 2026-09-30 | 3,371,164 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real imports: Goods |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Real aggregate |
| Deflation method | Constant prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Real GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real gross domestic product (GDP) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real gross private domestic investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real net exports of goods and services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real exports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real exports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real exports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real imports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real imports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 227 | 1970-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 79 | 2007-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Residual
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Difference between real GDP and the sum of its components due to price chaining (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 319 | 1947-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |