Chart 6
International merchandise trade balance

millions of current dollars -10,000 -8,000 -6,000 -4,000 -2,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 Nov. 2018 2019 2020 Sept. 2021 Total trade balanceTotal trade balance Trade balance with the United StatesTrade balance with the United States Trade balance with countries other than the United StatesTrade balance with countries other than the United States
Note(s):
Data are on a balance-of-payments basis and are seasonally adjusted.
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International merchandise trade balance, millions of current dollars
  Total trade balance Trade balance with the United States Trade balance with countries other than the United States
November 2018 -2,333 1,782 -4,115
December 2018 -5,575 648 -6,223
January 2019 -3,412 2,586 -5,997
February 2019 -2,623 3,907 -6,530
March 2019 -1,746 5,190 -6,936
April 2019 -674 4,720 -5,394
May 2019 19 5,185 -5,166
June 2019 -1,093 4,923 -6,016
July 2019 -1,024 4,674 -5,697
August 2019 -1,430 4,539 -5,969
September 2019 -1,065 4,455 -5,520
October 2019 -1,810 4,556 -6,366
November 2019 -129 4,714 -4,843
December 2019 -373 4,904 -5,277
January 2020 -2,780 2,663 -5,444
February 2020 -2,496 2,819 -5,315
March 2020 -4,502 857 -5,359
April 2020 -5,447 408 -5,855
May 2020 -1,803 1,567 -3,370
June 2020 -1,585 2,931 -4,516
July 2020 -2,496 2,665 -5,161
August 2020 -3,377 2,888 -6,266
September 2020 -3,762 1,760 -5,522
October 2020 -4,114 2,730 -6,844
November 2020 -3,284 2,471 -5,756
December 2020 -1,867 2,778 -4,645
January 2021 1,503 6,166 -4,663
February 2021 1,297 7,191 -5,894
March 2021 -1,322 4,286 -5,608
April 2021 430 6,579 -6,148
May 2021 -1,590 6,166 -7,755
June 2021 2,258 7,653 -5,396
July 2021 662 6,666 -6,004
August 2021 1,509 8,140 -6,631
September 2021 1,858 8,423 -6,565
Note(s):
Data are on a balance-of-payments basis and are seasonally adjusted.
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