Chart 9
International merchandise trade balance

millions of current dollars -15,000 -10,000 -5,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 May 2023 2024 2025 May 2026 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
May 2023 -2,091 8,109 -10,200
June 2023 -5,072 6,271 -11,343
July 2023 -1,027 8,004 -9,032
August 2023 718 10,530 -9,812
September 2023 1,666 10,836 -9,170
October 2023 2,768 11,331 -8,563
November 2023 590 10,719 -10,129
December 2023 -1,624 7,349 -8,972
January 2024 -981 7,349 -8,330
February 2024 641 8,493 -7,852
March 2024 -810 7,899 -8,709
April 2024 -765 7,934 -8,699
May 2024 -1,453 8,781 -10,234
June 2024 -863 8,049 -8,912
July 2024 -353 10,278 -10,631
August 2024 -1,768 7,535 -9,303
September 2024 -1,350 7,889 -9,240
October 2024 -617 6,745 -7,362
November 2024 -611 8,364 -8,975
December 2024 1,757 11,945 -10,188
January 2025 3,646 14,125 -10,479
February 2025 -1,199 11,135 -12,335
March 2025 -1,912 6,743 -8,655
April 2025 -7,169 3,187 -10,356
May 2025 -5,747 3,227 -8,973
June 2025 -5,411 4,168 -9,579
July 2025 -3,915 6,944 -10,859
August 2025 -6,054 6,068 -12,122
September 2025 566 8,593 -8,028
October 2025 -873 4,810 -5,683
November 2025 -2,473 6,568 -9,041
December 2025 -1,063 5,658 -6,721
January 2026 -3,125 5,859 -8,984
February 2026 -5,320 2,948 -8,268
March 2026 1,883 7,989 -6,107
April 2026 3,405 10,270 -6,865
May 2026 4,243 11,627 -7,383
Note(s):
Data are on a balance-of-payments basis and are seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
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