Trade Balance Goods and Services Balance of Payments Basis

Measurement
Millions of Dollars
Indicator Type or Source
Trade Balance
Period End Date
September 1, 2024
Clasification
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Trade Balance Goods and Services Balance of Payments Basis is an economic indicator measured in Millions of Dollars. It covers the period from Monday, November 28, 1994, to Sunday, September 1, 2024, and is updated monthly. Please note, further information related to the international trade data can be found at https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/data/index.html Methodology details can be found at https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/current_press_release/explain.pdf Please view all Bureau of Economic Analysis indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

30-Year History of Trade Balance Goods and Services Balance of Payments Basis

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 30-year history of trade balance goods and services balance of payments basis going back to Monday, November 28, 1994. The current value is -84,359 which was updated on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Historical economic data can serve as a benchmark to assess the current state of the economy or a specific sector. It allows us to determine whether current conditions are better or worse than at similar points in the past.
Sep 1, 2024-84,359  
Aug 1, 2024-70,787  
Jul 1, 2024-78,918  
Jun 1, 2024-73,016  
May 1, 2024-75,306  
Apr 1, 2024-74,902  
Mar 1, 2024-67,972  
Feb 1, 2024-68,870  
Jan 1, 2024-66,399  
Dec 1, 2023-64,915  
Nov 1, 2023-64,754  
Oct 1, 2023-64,333  
Sep 1, 2023-62,222  
Aug 1, 2023-59,631  
Jul 1, 2023-64,607  
Jun 1, 2023-64,806  
May 1, 2023-66,066  
Apr 1, 2023-72,756  
Mar 1, 2023-60,321  
Feb 1, 2023-70,521  
Jan 1, 2023-69,960  
Dec 1, 2022-70,762  
Nov 1, 2022-62,561  
Oct 1, 2022-75,266  
Sep 1, 2022-71,217  
Aug 1, 2022-68,522  
Jul 1, 2022-71,040  
Jun 1, 2022-81,215  
May 1, 2022-84,255  
Apr 1, 2022-85,376  
Mar 1, 2022-101,914  
Feb 1, 2022-87,070  
Jan 1, 2022-85,565  
Dec 1, 2021-80,792  
Nov 1, 2021-80,153  
Oct 1, 2021-66,942  
Sep 1, 2021-77,095  
Aug 1, 2021-73,215  
Jul 1, 2021-69,951  
Jun 1, 2021-71,488  
May 1, 2021-66,621  
Apr 1, 2021-66,529  
Mar 1, 2021-66,105  
Feb 1, 2021-66,399  
Jan 1, 2021-62,779  
Dec 1, 2020-62,022  
Nov 1, 2020-64,703  
Oct 1, 2020-61,075  
Sep 1, 2020-58,182  
Aug 1, 2020-62,136  
Jul 1, 2020-59,746  
Jun 1, 2020-49,402  
May 1, 2020-54,932  
Apr 1, 2020-53,116  
Mar 1, 2020-43,724  
Feb 1, 2020-40,872  
Jan 1, 2020-43,782  
Dec 1, 2019-43,943  
Nov 1, 2019-38,833  
Oct 1, 2019-41,277  
Sep 1, 2019-44,479  
Aug 1, 2019-48,773  
Jul 1, 2019-48,460  
Jun 1, 2019-48,568  
May 1, 2019-50,844  
Apr 1, 2019-49,592  
Mar 1, 2019-48,097  
Feb 1, 2019-47,615  
Jan 1, 2019-48,915  
Dec 1, 2018-55,212  
Nov 1, 2018-49,401  
Oct 1, 2018-52,453  
Sep 1, 2018-50,563  
Aug 1, 2018-49,558  
Jul 1, 2018-49,673  
Jun 1, 2018-44,811  
May 1, 2018-41,421  
Apr 1, 2018-46,129  
Mar 1, 2018-43,508  
Feb 1, 2018-48,793  
Jan 1, 2018-47,072  
Dec 1, 2017-46,535  
Nov 1, 2017-45,463  
Oct 1, 2017-42,848  
Sep 1, 2017-41,593  
Aug 1, 2017-41,391  
Jul 1, 2017-43,854  
Jun 1, 2017-42,579  
May 1, 2017-43,985  
Apr 1, 2017-44,227  
Mar 1, 2017-41,124  
Feb 1, 2017-39,785  
Jan 1, 2017-43,556  
Dec 1, 2016-40,976  
Nov 1, 2016-43,896  
Oct 1, 2016-38,555  
Sep 1, 2016-37,004  
Aug 1, 2016-40,146  
Jul 1, 2016-39,931  
Jun 1, 2016-41,719  
May 1, 2016-39,032  
Apr 1, 2016-38,048  
Mar 1, 2016-36,801  
Feb 1, 2016-43,306  
Jan 1, 2016-40,044  
Dec 1, 2015-41,003  
Nov 1, 2015-40,451  
Oct 1, 2015-40,873  
Sep 1, 2015-41,641  
Aug 1, 2015-44,205  
Jul 1, 2015-40,340  
Jun 1, 2015-42,425  
May 1, 2015-38,502  
Apr 1, 2015-39,836  
Mar 1, 2015-48,732  
Feb 1, 2015-33,903  
Jan 1, 2015-38,865  
Dec 1, 2014-42,838  
Nov 1, 2014-39,808  
Oct 1, 2014-41,067  
Sep 1, 2014-41,672  
Aug 1, 2014-36,935  
Jul 1, 2014-38,935  
Jun 1, 2014-38,895  
May 1, 2014-39,575  
Apr 1, 2014-43,735  
Mar 1, 2014-42,940  
Feb 1, 2014-40,119  
Jan 1, 2014-37,433  
Dec 1, 2013-33,636  
Nov 1, 2013-33,983  
Oct 1, 2013-36,285  
Sep 1, 2013-39,917  
Aug 1, 2013-36,617  
Jul 1, 2013-36,356  
Jun 1, 2013-34,426  
May 1, 2013-41,701  
Apr 1, 2013-38,487  
Mar 1, 2013-34,314  
Feb 1, 2013-41,004  
Jan 1, 2013-40,135  
Dec 1, 2012-36,334  
Nov 1, 2012-45,332  
Oct 1, 2012-41,467  
Sep 1, 2012-38,794  
Aug 1, 2012-44,030  
Jul 1, 2012-42,406  
Jun 1, 2012-42,941  
May 1, 2012-45,106  
Apr 1, 2012-46,842  
Mar 1, 2012-49,749  
Feb 1, 2012-42,780  
Jan 1, 2012-50,126  
Dec 1, 2011-49,473  
Nov 1, 2011-47,460  
Oct 1, 2011-45,509  
Sep 1, 2011-43,477  
Aug 1, 2011-45,052  
Jul 1, 2011-46,070  
Jun 1, 2011-49,882  
May 1, 2011-47,725  
Apr 1, 2011-42,685  
Mar 1, 2011-44,312  
Feb 1, 2011-44,753  
Jan 1, 2011-48,123  
Dec 1, 2010-41,721  
Nov 1, 2010-38,739  
Oct 1, 2010-40,646  
Sep 1, 2010-44,333  
Aug 1, 2010-45,619  
Jul 1, 2010-41,609  
Jun 1, 2010-47,316  
May 1, 2010-42,088  
Apr 1, 2010-41,496  
Mar 1, 2010-40,271  
Feb 1, 2010-41,504  
Jan 1, 2010-37,744  
Dec 1, 2009-39,426  
Nov 1, 2009-38,381  
Oct 1, 2009-34,959  
Sep 1, 2009-35,247  
Aug 1, 2009-31,674  
Jul 1, 2009-33,307  
Jun 1, 2009-27,152  
May 1, 2009-25,839  
Apr 1, 2009-30,473  
Mar 1, 2009-30,193  
Feb 1, 2009-28,778  
Jan 1, 2009-39,343  
Dec 1, 2008-43,967  
Nov 1, 2008-45,132  
Oct 1, 2008-60,879  
Sep 1, 2008-60,292  
Aug 1, 2008-62,394  
Jul 1, 2008-66,989  
Jun 1, 2008-60,889  
May 1, 2008-62,310  
Apr 1, 2008-63,733  
Mar 1, 2008-60,200  
Feb 1, 2008-64,225  
Jan 1, 2008-61,339  
Dec 1, 2007-58,290  
Nov 1, 2007-60,682  
Oct 1, 2007-57,666  
Sep 1, 2007-58,158  
Aug 1, 2007-57,214  
Jul 1, 2007-60,246  
Jun 1, 2007-59,997  
May 1, 2007-59,572  
Apr 1, 2007-60,494  
Mar 1, 2007-62,183  
Feb 1, 2007-58,479  
Jan 1, 2007-58,014  
Dec 1, 2006-61,882  
Nov 1, 2006-58,939  
Oct 1, 2006-59,538  
Sep 1, 2006-65,095  
Aug 1, 2006-68,277  
Jul 1, 2006-66,909  
Jun 1, 2006-63,800  
May 1, 2006-64,818  
Apr 1, 2006-62,603  
Mar 1, 2006-62,397  
Feb 1, 2006-62,308  
Jan 1, 2006-66,967  
Dec 1, 2005-64,568  
Nov 1, 2005-63,859  
Oct 1, 2005-67,265  
Sep 1, 2005-64,882  
Aug 1, 2005-58,745  
Jul 1, 2005-58,301  
Jun 1, 2005-58,152  
May 1, 2005-56,040  
Apr 1, 2005-57,312  
Mar 1, 2005-53,134  
Feb 1, 2005-58,094  
Jan 1, 2005-56,189  
Dec 1, 2004-54,918  
Nov 1, 2004-58,967  
Oct 1, 2004-55,058  
Sep 1, 2004-51,686  
Aug 1, 2004-53,647  
Jul 1, 2004-51,606  
Jun 1, 2004-54,169  
May 1, 2004-47,553  
Apr 1, 2004-47,283  
Mar 1, 2004-46,754  
Feb 1, 2004-44,552  
Jan 1, 2004-44,645  
Dec 1, 2003-44,080  
Nov 1, 2003-39,898  
Oct 1, 2003-41,388  
Sep 1, 2003-41,842  
Aug 1, 2003-39,892  
Jul 1, 2003-41,321  
Jun 1, 2003-39,696  
May 1, 2003-41,045  
Apr 1, 2003-42,037  
Mar 1, 2003-43,806  
Feb 1, 2003-40,082  
Jan 1, 2003-41,156  
Dec 1, 2002-43,607  
Nov 1, 2002-39,515  
Oct 1, 2002-35,095  
Sep 1, 2002-36,088  
Aug 1, 2002-36,385  
Jul 1, 2002-33,913  
Jun 1, 2002-34,732  
May 1, 2002-34,026  
Apr 1, 2002-33,965  
Mar 1, 2002-31,161  
Feb 1, 2002-32,501  
Jan 1, 2002-29,678  
Dec 1, 2001-27,488  
Nov 1, 2001-30,003  
Oct 1, 2001-30,588  
Sep 1, 2001-30,217  
Aug 1, 2001-28,094  
Jul 1, 2001-29,902  
Jun 1, 2001-29,151  
May 1, 2001-27,095  
Apr 1, 2001-30,521  
Mar 1, 2001-32,812  
Feb 1, 2001-29,301  
Jan 1, 2001-35,202  
Dec 1, 2000-33,420  
Nov 1, 2000-32,723  
Oct 1, 2000-33,378  
Sep 1, 2000-33,333  
Aug 1, 2000-29,931  
Jul 1, 2000-31,252  
Jun 1, 2000-30,405  
May 1, 2000-29,165  
Apr 1, 2000-28,598  
Mar 1, 2000-30,557  
Feb 1, 2000-29,794  
Jan 1, 2000-27,131  
Dec 1, 1999-25,939  
Nov 1, 1999-25,126  
Oct 1, 1999-23,372  
Sep 1, 1999-22,699  
Aug 1, 1999-22,626  
Jul 1, 1999-23,100  
Jun 1, 1999-22,892  
May 1, 1999-20,046  
Apr 1, 1999-17,946  
Mar 1, 1999-17,719  
Feb 1, 1999-18,468  
Jan 1, 1999-15,876  
Dec 1, 1998-14,745  
Nov 1, 1998-15,173  
Oct 1, 1998-14,815  
Sep 1, 1998-14,820  
Aug 1, 1998-16,028  
Jul 1, 1998-13,949  
Jun 1, 1998-13,247  
May 1, 1998-14,202  
Apr 1, 1998-13,940  
Mar 1, 1998-12,880  
Feb 1, 1998-11,564  
Jan 1, 1998-10,776  
Dec 1, 1997-11,289  
Nov 1, 1997-9,786  
Oct 1, 1997-9,089  
Sep 1, 1997-9,269  
Aug 1, 1997-8,743  
Jul 1, 1997-7,033  
Jun 1, 1997-7,154  
May 1, 1997-8,394  
Apr 1, 1997-8,086  
Mar 1, 1997-8,383  
Feb 1, 1997-9,776  
Jan 1, 1997-11,269  
Dec 1, 1996-10,475  
Nov 1, 1996-7,268  
Oct 1, 1996-6,635  
Sep 1, 1996-10,195  
Aug 1, 1996-10,357  
Jul 1, 1996-10,132  
Jun 1, 1996-7,460  
May 1, 1996-9,259  
Apr 1, 1996-8,744  
Mar 1, 1996-7,756  
Feb 1, 1996-7,319  
Jan 1, 1996-8,465  
Dec 1, 1995-6,271  
Nov 1, 1995-6,514  
Oct 1, 1995-6,114  
Sep 1, 1995-5,924  
Aug 1, 1995-6,704  
Jul 1, 1995-7,688  
Jun 1, 1995-10,623  
May 1, 1995-9,090  
Apr 1, 1995-9,609  
Mar 1, 1995-9,708  
Feb 1, 1995-8,817  
Jan 1, 1995-9,324  
Dec 1, 1994-8,456  
Nov 1, 1994-9,615  
Oct 1, 1994-9,158  
Sep 1, 1994-8,310  
Aug 1, 1994-8,303  
Jul 1, 1994-8,739  
Jun 1, 1994-8,380  
May 1, 1994-7,728  
Apr 1, 1994-7,887  
Mar 1, 1994-6,466  
Feb 1, 1994-9,245  
Jan 1, 1994-6,207  
Dec 1, 1993-5,719  
Nov 1, 1993-7,016  
Oct 1, 1993-6,594  
Sep 1, 1993-7,031  
Aug 1, 1993-5,581  
Jul 1, 1993-6,382  
Jun 1, 1993-6,929  
May 1, 1993-4,369  
Apr 1, 1993-6,445  
Mar 1, 1993-6,777  
Feb 1, 1993-3,596  
Jan 1, 1993-3,871  
Dec 1, 1992-5,603  
Nov 1, 1992-3,968  
Oct 1, 1992-3,520  
Sep 1, 1992-3,530  
Aug 1, 1992-4,455  
Jul 1, 1992-2,781  
Jun 1, 1992-2,824  
May 1, 1992-3,919  
Apr 1, 1992-3,109  
Mar 1, 1992-2,641  
Feb 1, 1992-831.0  

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