Chart 1
Merchandise exports and imports

billions of current dollars 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 Aug. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Aug. 2023 ExportsExports ImportsImports
Note(s):
Data are on a balance-of-payments basis and are seasonally adjusted.
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Merchandise exports and imports, billions of current dollars
  Exports Imports
August 2018 50.6 51.1
September 2018 50.7 51.2
October 2018 50.2 50.4
November 2018 47.0 50.1
December 2018 45.4 51.2
January 2019 47.9 51.9
February 2019 48.2 51.4
March 2019 50.3 52.7
April 2019 50.8 51.9
May 2019 52.4 52.7
June 2019 49.8 51.1
July 2019 49.4 51.1
August 2019 50.3 51.8
September 2019 49.6 50.5
October 2019 49.0 50.3
November 2019 48.7 49.6
December 2019 49.2 49.4
January 2020 47.4 50.1
February 2020 47.8 50.7
March 2020 43.9 48.3
April 2020 31.7 37.5
May 2020 34.2 36.4
June 2020 41.0 43.7
July 2020 44.7 47.8
August 2020 45.1 48.5
September 2020 45.7 49.8
October 2020 46.4 50.2
November 2020 47.0 50.4
December 2020 47.5 49.2
January 2021 51.3 50.6
February 2021 50.2 49.5
March 2021 49.8 51.8
April 2021 50.1 50.0
May 2021 49.4 51.5
June 2021 53.3 51.6
July 2021 53.8 52.8
August 2021 53.9 52.8
September 2021 52.7 51.9
October 2021 56.4 54.5
November 2021 58.2 56.1
December 2021 57.0 58.6
January 2022 57.9 54.7
February 2022 61.0 58.0
March 2022 64.5 62.6
April 2022 65.9 64.0
May 2022 68.2 64.0
June 2022 69.2 65.9
July 2022 66.5 64.8
August 2022 65.2 65.3
September 2022 66.2 65.4
October 2022 66.3 65.6
November 2022 64.1 64.0
December 2022 64.2 63.0
January 2023 66.4 65.1
February 2023 63.8 64.4
March 2023 62.9 63.0
April 2023 63.8 62.9
May 2023 62.1 65.0
June 2023 60.1 65.0
July 2023 61.1 61.5
August 2023 64.6 63.8
Note(s):
Data are on a balance-of-payments basis and are seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
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