The timeline shows the U.S. trade balance of goods and services from 2000 to 2018. In 2018, the United States had a surplus of approximately 260 billion U.S. dollars in service trade, but had a deficit of over 887 billion U.S. dollars in goods trade.
U.S. trade balance of goods and services from 2000 to 2018
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Seasonally adjusted.
Numbers are rounded.
For detailed information on data sources and methodology, see the information section of "U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services" here.
Data are presented on a balance of payments basis. Detailed information on goods can be viewed here.
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BEA, & US Department of Commerce. (September 4, 2019). U.S. trade balance of goods and services from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220047/value-of-us-trade-balance-of-goods-and-services-since-2000/
BEA, und US Department of Commerce. "U.S. trade balance of goods and services from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220047/value-of-us-trade-balance-of-goods-and-services-since-2000/
BEA, US Department of Commerce. (2019). U.S. trade balance of goods and services from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220047/value-of-us-trade-balance-of-goods-and-services-since-2000/
BEA, and US Department of Commerce. "U.S. Trade Balance of Goods and Services from 2000 to 2018 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220047/value-of-us-trade-balance-of-goods-and-services-since-2000/
BEA & US Department of Commerce, U.S. trade balance of goods and services from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220047/value-of-us-trade-balance-of-goods-and-services-since-2000/ (last visited January 28, 2020)
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