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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services – June 2018

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods  and services deficit was $46.3 billion in June, up $3.2 billion from $43.2 billion in May, revised.

June exports were $213.8 billion, $1.5 billion less than May exports. June imports were $260.2  billion, $1.6 billion more than May imports.

The June increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit  of $3.1 billion to $68.8 billion and a decrease in the services surplus of less than $0.1 billion to $22.5 billion.

Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $19.6 billion, or 7.2 percent, from the same period in 2017. Exports increased $103.6 billion or 9.0 percent. Imports increased $123.2 billion or 8.6 percent.

Read the full report at bea.gov.

 





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