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U.S. Trade Balance

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Sep 04, 2025

Actual

-78.30B

Forecast

-77.70B

-59.10B

The Trade Balance measures the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services over the reported period. A positive number indicates that more goods and services were exported than imported (a trade surplus). A negative number indicates that fewer goods and services were exported than imported (a trade deficit).

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the USD.

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Currency: USD

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Sep 04, 2025 (Jul)	14:30	-78.30B	-77.70B	-59.10B
Aug 05, 2025 (Jun)	14:30	-60.20B	-62.60B	-71.70B
Jul 03, 2025 (May)	14:30	-71.50B	-69.90B	-60.30B
Jun 05, 2025 (Apr)	14:30	-61.60B	-67.60B	-138.30B
May 06, 2025 (Mar)	14:30	-140.50B	-136.80B	-123.20B
Apr 03, 2025 (Feb)	14:30	-122.70B	-122.50B	-130.70B

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