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 2,937 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in 2025-Q3, versus 2,992 in 2025-Q2. This represents a reduction of 1.84 percent.
Sample. There are 223 observations overall in the quarterly series presented in the graph above. The period covered by the series extends from March 1970 to September 2025.
History. Check out some statistics computed on the whole sample: real imports of goods had a mean of 1,225 USD billion (2017; annual rate); they reached a minimum of 172 in March 1970; they reached their maximum of 3,332 in March 2025.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | 3332214.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2991760.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2936997.0 |
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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 | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real gross private domestic investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real net exports of goods and services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real exports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real exports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real exports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real imports (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real imports: Goods (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real imports: Services (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 223 | 1970-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
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 | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Real government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (chained 2017 USD million) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 75 | 2007-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
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 | 315 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |