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December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020
For the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Press Release, prior month totals are subject to revision. For additional information on revisions visit https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/guide/sec2.html#revisions
For information on the reliability and use of the data, including important notes on nonsampling errors, seasonal adjustment, and other information pertinent to this economic indicator, visit the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Press Release [PDF, 820KB], or refer to the Foreign Trade Statistics website, which provides a link to more historical data for this release.
The Y-axis for the line charts may be truncated to prevent flattening of the lines or to present the complete range of data.
Source: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (Definitions)
Balance of Payment Goods and Services: United States — Seasonally Adjusted Balance [Millions of Dollars]
[PDF] or Balance of Payment Goods and Services: United States — Seasonally Adjusted Balance [Millions of Dollars]
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -2,026 | -831 | -2,641 | -3,109 | -3,919 | -2,824 | -2,781 | -4,455 | -3,530 | -3,520 | -3,968 | -5,603 |
| 1993 | -3,871 | -3,596 | -6,777 | -6,445 | -4,369 | -6,929 | -6,382 | -5,581 | -7,031 | -6,594 | -7,016 | -5,719 |
| 1994 | -5,348 | -7,313 | -3,856 | -6,164 | -6,878 | -7,020 | -8,247 | -7,362 | -8,147 | -8,117 | -8,708 | -6,129 |
| 1995 | -7,998 | -7,569 | -7,292 | -8,581 | -7,576 | -8,982 | -7,622 | -5,922 | -4,942 | -5,148 | -4,796 | -4,589 |
| 1996 | -7,008 | -5,449 | -5,539 | -6,255 | -7,043 | -6,489 | -8,658 | -8,068 | -8,993 | -5,514 | -5,695 | -8,567 |
| 1997 | -9,756 | -7,794 | -5,427 | -6,205 | -6,783 | -5,502 | -6,055 | -7,610 | -8,475 | -8,145 | -8,863 | -9,748 |
| 1998 | -8,987 | -9,990 | -11,147 | -12,788 | -13,215 | -12,056 | -12,750 | -14,265 | -13,507 | -13,150 | -12,909 | -12,914 |
| 1999 | -15,612 | -18,152 | -17,476 | -17,977 | -20,442 | -23,084 | -23,360 | -22,945 | -23,031 | -23,779 | -24,828 | -25,123 |
| 2000 | -26,506 | -28,640 | -30,115 | -28,741 | -29,906 | -30,907 | -31,872 | -30,581 | -33,891 | -34,025 | -32,242 | -32,258 |
| 2001 | -35,202 | -29,300 | -32,811 | -30,521 | -27,095 | -29,150 | -29,903 | -28,094 | -30,217 | -30,588 | -30,004 | -27,488 |
| 2002 | -29,677 | -32,501 | -31,162 | -33,964 | -34,026 | -34,732 | -33,913 | -36,386 | -36,088 | -35,094 | -39,516 | -43,608 |
| 2003 | -41,155 | -40,081 | -43,807 | -42,037 | -41,046 | -39,696 | -41,321 | -39,892 | -41,842 | -41,388 | -39,898 | -44,079 |
| 2004 | -44,646 | -44,551 | -46,754 | -47,284 | -47,552 | -54,168 | -51,606 | -53,647 | -51,686 | -55,058 | -58,967 | -54,918 |
| 2005 | -56,189 | -58,095 | -53,134 | -57,312 | -56,040 | -58,152 | -58,301 | -58,745 | -64,883 | -67,266 | -63,859 | -64,569 |
| 2006 | -66,966 | -62,308 | -62,396 | -62,602 | -64,818 | -63,799 | -66,909 | -68,277 | -65,095 | -59,539 | -58,939 | -61,882 |
| 2007 | -58,013 | -58,479 | -62,183 | -60,494 | -59,572 | -59,998 | -60,246 | -57,214 | -58,159 | -57,666 | -60,683 | -58,290 |
| 2008 | -61,339 | -64,226 | -60,200 | -63,732 | -62,311 | -60,889 | -66,989 | -62,394 | -60,293 | -60,879 | -45,133 | -43,967 |
| 2009 | -39,342 | -28,778 | -30,193 | -30,474 | -25,840 | -27,151 | -33,307 | -31,674 | -35,247 | -34,959 | -38,380 | -39,426 |
| 2010 | -37,744 | -41,504 | -40,270 | -41,496 | -42,088 | -47,316 | -41,610 | -45,619 | -44,334 | -40,647 | -38,739 | -41,722 |
| 2011 | -48,123 | -44,753 | -44,313 | -42,685 | -47,724 | -49,882 | -46,070 | -45,052 | -43,477 | -45,510 | -47,461 | -49,474 |
| 2012 | -50,126 | -42,780 | -49,749 | -46,842 | -45,106 | -42,941 | -42,406 | -44,030 | -38,794 | -41,467 | -45,332 | -36,334 |
| 2013 | -40,127 | -40,991 | -34,300 | -38,476 | -41,693 | -34,420 | -36,353 | -36,616 | -39,920 | -36,292 | -33,993 | -33,649 |
| 2014 | -37,448 | -40,137 | -42,958 | -43,754 | -39,594 | -38,914 | -38,953 | -36,952 | -41,688 | -41,081 | -39,819 | -42,845 |
| 2015 | -38,871 | -33,883 | -48,691 | -39,844 | -38,562 | -42,500 | -40,379 | -44,251 | -41,691 | -40,934 | -40,555 | -41,099 |
| 2016 | -40,026 | -43,215 | -36,551 | -37,566 | -39,342 | -41,658 | -40,537 | -40,563 | -36,545 | -39,232 | -44,465 | -41,469 |
| 2017 | -42,918 | -39,520 | -40,889 | -43,807 | -43,588 | -42,223 | -42,853 | -41,517 | -41,165 | -42,644 | -45,558 | -47,109 |
| 2018 | -47,247 | -48,714 | -42,893 | -44,666 | -41,160 | -44,404 | -50,572 | -50,381 | -51,453 | -52,398 | -49,634 | -56,413 |
| 2019 | -49,023 | -47,300 | -48,914 | -49,203 | -51,258 | -51,749 | -51,041 | -50,778 | -47,839 | -43,029 | -41,054 | -45,676 |
| 2020 | -43,364 | -37,008 | -46,104 | -51,887 | -55,594 | -51,205 | -61,406 | -64,918 | -62,083 | -63,123 | NA | NA |
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