United States Exports

Exports of goods and services from the US rose USD 3.1 billion from the previous month to USD 212.6 billion in September. Goods exports increased USD 2.9 billion to USD 141.9 billion, mainly driven by sales of industrial supplies and materials (up USD 2.8 billion), such as other petroleum products and nonmonetary gold. Also, sales of civilian aircraft advanced USD 1.2 billion, while those of soybeans dropped USD 0.7 billion. Exports of services, in particular transport, increased USD 0.3 billion to USD 70.7 billion in September. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, exports rose to the EU (6.0 percent), China (5.3 percent) and Japan (1.6 percent) but fell to Mexico (-4.3 percent) and Canada (-3.3 percent). Exports in the United States averaged 54813.37 USD Million from 1950 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 214668 USD Million in May of 2018 and a record low of 772 USD Million in March of 1950.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-09-05	12:30 PM	Exports	$211.08B	$213.20B	$ 215B
2018-10-05	12:30 PM	Exports	$209.43B	$211.08B	$ 211.5B
2018-11-02	12:30 PM	Exports	$212.57B	$209.45B	$ 210B
2018-12-06	01:30 PM	Exports		$212.57B	$ 212.1B

United States Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-54019.00	-53309.00	1946.00	-67823.00	USD Million	[+]
Exports	212565.00	209445.00	214668.00	772.00	USD Million	[+]
Imports	266584.00	262754.00	266584.00	577.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account	-101460.00	-121710.00	9957.00	-215769.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-2.40	-2.40	0.20	-6.00	percent	[+]
External Debt	19306582.00	19180854.00	19306582.00	6570168.00	USD Million	[+]
Terms of Trade	106.98	98.39	168.28	91.82	Index Points	[+]
Capital Flows	-29100.00	108100.00	272938.00	-193364.00	USD Million	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	47253.00	45701.00	48155.00	-9988.00	USD Million	[+]
Net Long Term Tic Flows	30808.00	131823.00	157830.00	-72882.00	USD Million	[+]
Gold Reserves	8133.46	8134.00	8149.05	8133.46	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	11346.00	10964.00	11346.00	3971.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terrorism Index	5.43	4.88	7.39	3.70		[+]
Tourism Revenues	21283.00	21375.00	21429.00	6496.00	USD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	6734056.00	6907642.00	8364941.00	2094287.00		[+]
Weapons Sales	12394.00	10304.00	16071.00	1769.00	USD Million	[+]

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The United States is the world's third biggest exporter, yet exports account only for 13 percent of GDP. Main exports are: capital goods (39 percent of total exports) and industrial supplies (28 percent). Others include: consumer goods (12 percent); automotive vehicles, parts and engines (10.5 percent); foods, feeds and beverages (7 percent). In 2017, main exports partners were: Canada (18 percent of total exports), Mexico (16 percent), China (8.5 percent), Japan (4 percent), Germany (3 percent) and the United Kingdom (3 percent). This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Exports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.