Real net exports of goods and services (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 net exports stood at -955 USD billion (2017; annual rate) in 2025-Q3, versus -1,058 in the previous quarter.
Sample. The quarterly time series shown in the plot has 223 observations. The period covered by the series is from March 1970 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics computed on the whole sample: real net exports had an average value of -317 USD billion (2017; annual rate); they reached a minimum of -1,381 in March 2025; they peaked at 50 in September 1980.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Chained 2017 US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | -1380718.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | -1058037.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | -955492.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real net exports of goods and services |
| 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 |
Series in the same data set
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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 |