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U.S. Trade Balance

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May 06, 2025

Actual

-140.50B

Forecast

-136.80B

-123.20B

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 higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jun 05, 2025 (Apr)	08:30			-140.50B
May 06, 2025 (Mar)	08:30	-140.50B	-136.80B	-123.20B
Apr 03, 2025 (Feb)	08:30	-122.70B	-122.50B	-130.70B
Mar 06, 2025 (Jan)	09:30	-131.40B	-128.30B	-98.10B
Feb 05, 2025 (Dec)	09:30	-98.40B	-96.50B	-78.90B
Jan 07, 2025 (Nov)	09:30	-78.20B	-78.30B	-73.60B

News

U.S. goods and services deficit widens to $140.5 billion in March as imports jump By Investing.com - May 06, 2025

Investing.com - The U.S. goods and services deficit widened in March following an uptick in imports as businesses raced to lock in prices before the implementation of elevated tariffs. Adjusted for...

Stock market today: S&P 500 slips on lack of US-China trade progress By Investing.com - May 06, 2025 113

Investing.com-- The S&P 500 closed lower Tuesday as investors assessed a lack of updates on U.S.-China trade progress and awaited the Federal Reserve rate decision due Wednesday. At 4:00 p.m. ET...

Asia stocks: Japan firms after BOJ stands pat; Australia flat amid RBA cut bets By Investing.com - Apr 30, 2025 5

Investing.com-- Most Asian stock markets were closed on Thursday, while Japanese shares rose after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged, as expected. Australian stocks remained largely...

Analysis

Trade Deficit Surge Signals Tariff Risks Could Weigh on Q2 Growth By Michael Gouvalaris - May 09, 2025

The trade deficit in goods and services reached -$140.5 billion in March. The trade deficit in goods has grown from $-123.3 billion at the beginning of the year, to -$163.5 billion by the end of...

March Trade Deficit Explodes Amid ‘Liberation Day’ Tariff Fallout By Alexander Kuptsikevich - May 06, 2025

In March, the US trade deficit with other countries reached unprecedented levels, driven by a rush to purchase goods ahead of anticipated tariffs. This surge comes amidst the backdrop of the US...

America’s Tariff Gamble Is Turning Into an Economic Trap By Michael Pento - Apr 11, 2025 11

There was a near-record number of job layoff announcements during the month of March, according to the labor research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. There was a total of 275,240 layoff...

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john Zecchinati Jun 04, 2014 9:23AM ET

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It should along with all the other rubbish but its not.

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Ahmad Solih May 06, 2014 8:47AM ET

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hmmm...is this will make a bearish for usd?

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