Next release Friday, 27 November 2026, 08:30 New York. Every release since 29 Jan 2016: 239 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the USD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last US Goods Trade Balance (Sep. 2026, released 4 Nov 2026) came in at -$135.1B; the previous reading was -$132.1B. The next US Goods Trade Balance is due Friday, 27 November 2026 at 08:30 New York time (Oct. 2026 · advance).
Since 2016, US Goods Trade Balance has come in above forecast 33% of the time and below 67% (18 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 25%. It has now come in below forecast 5 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 18 releases was 11.32$B: higher than expected is good for the USD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 08:30 | Sep. 2026 | -$135.1B | – | -$132.1B | – |
| 28 Oct 2026 08:30 | Sep. 2026 · advance | -$134.9B | -$130.2B | -$132.6B | below |
| 6 Oct 2026 08:30 | Aug. 2026 | -$132.1B | – | -$118.9B | – |
| 30 Sept 2026 08:30 | Aug. 2026 · advance | -$132.6B | -$115B | -$118.8B | below |
| 3 Sept 2026 08:30 | Jul. 2026 | -$118.9B | – | -$101.1B | – |
| 27 Aug 2026 08:30 | Jul. 2026 · advance | -$118.8B | -$100.5B | -$101.5B | below |
| 4 Aug 2026 08:30 | Jun. 2026 | -$101.1B | – | -$105.3B | – |
| 28 Jul 2026 08:30 | Jun. 2026 · advance | -$101.5B | -$100B | -$105.8B | below |
| 7 Jul 2026 08:30 | May. 2026 | -$105.3B | – | -$82.23B | – |
| 26 Jun 2026 08:30 | May. 2026 · advance | -$105.8B | -$85B | -$82.4B | below |
| 9 Jun 2026 08:30 | Apr. 2026 | -$82.23B | – | -$85.12B | – |
| 29 May 2026 08:30 | Apr. 2026 · advance | -$82.4B | -$86.5B | -$87.87B | above |
| 5 May 2026 08:30 | Mar. 2026 | -$85.12B | – | -$81.74B | – |
| 29 Apr 2026 08:30 | Mar. 2026 · advance | -$87.87B | -$86.95B | – | below |
| 2 Apr 2026 08:30 | Feb. 2026 | -$81.74B | – | -$79.02B | – |
| 12 Mar 2026 08:30 | Jan. 2026 | -$79.02B | – | -$100.6B | – |
| 19 Feb 2026 08:30 | Dec. 2025 · advance | -$98.5B | -$86B | – | below |
| 29 Jan 2026 08:30 | Nov. 2025 | -$86.83B | – | -$61.44B | – |
| 8 Jan 2026 08:30 | Oct. 2025 | -$61.44B | – | -$82.73B | – |
| 11 Dec 2025 08:30 | Sep. 2025 | -$82.73B | – | -$85.16B | – |
| 19 Nov 2025 08:30 | Aug. 2025 | -$85.16B | – | -$101.3B | – |
| 25 Sept 2025 08:30 | Aug. 2025 · advance | -$85.54B | -$95.2B | -$103.6B | above |
| 4 Sept 2025 08:30 | Jul. 2025 | -$101.3B | – | -$84.17B | – |
| 29 Aug 2025 08:30 | Jul. 2025 · advance | -$103.6B | -$89.45B | -$85.99B | below |
| 5 Aug 2025 08:30 | Jun. 2025 | -$84.17B | – | -$91.54B | – |
| 29 Jul 2025 08:30 | Jun. 2025 · advance | -$85.99B | -$98.2B | -$96.59B | above |
| 3 Jul 2025 08:30 | May. 2025 | -$91.54B | – | -$85.54B | – |
| 26 Jun 2025 08:30 | May. 2025 · advance | -$96.59B | -$88.5B | -$87.62B | below |
| 5 Jun 2025 08:30 | Apr. 2025 | -$85.54B | – | -$158.7B | – |
| 30 May 2025 08:30 | Apr. 2025 · advance | -$87.62B | -$143B | -$162B | above |
| 6 May 2025 08:30 | Mar. 2025 | -$158.7B | – | -$144.9B | – |
| 29 Apr 2025 08:30 | Mar. 2025 · advance | -$162B | – | -$147.9B | – |
| 3 Apr 2025 08:30 | Feb. 2025 | -$144.9B | – | -$151.7B | – |
| 27 Mar 2025 08:30 | Feb. 2025 · advance | -$147.9B | – | -$153.3B | – |
| 6 Mar 2025 08:30 | Jan. 2025 | -$151.7B | – | -$123.3B | – |
| 28 Feb 2025 08:30 | Jan. 2025 · advance | -$153.3B | – | -$122.1B | – |
| 5 Feb 2025 08:30 | Dec. 2024 | -$123.3B | – | -$107.1B | – |
| 29 Jan 2025 08:30 | Dec. 2024 · advance | -$122.1B | – | -$102.9B | – |
| 7 Jan 2025 08:30 | Nov. 2024 | -$107.1B | – | -$102.1B | – |
| 27 Dec 2024 08:30 | Nov. 2024 · advance | -$102.9B | -$100.7B | -$99.08B | below |
| 5 Dec 2024 08:30 | Oct. 2024 | -$102.1B | – | -$110B | – |
| 27 Nov 2024 08:30 | Oct. 2024 · advance | -$99.08B | – | -$108.2B | – |
| 5 Nov 2024 08:30 | Sep. 2024 | -$110B | – | -$96.8B | – |
| 29 Oct 2024 08:30 | Sep. 2024 · advance | -$108.2B | – | -$94.26B | – |
| 8 Oct 2024 08:30 | Aug. 2024 | -$96.8B | – | -$103.6B | – |
| 27 Sept 2024 08:30 | Aug. 2024 · advance | -$94.26B | – | -$102.7B | – |
| 4 Sept 2024 08:30 | Jul. 2024 | -$103.6B | – | -$97.88B | – |
| 29 Aug 2024 08:30 | Jul. 2024 · advance | -$102.7B | – | -$96.84B | – |
| 6 Aug 2024 08:30 | Jun. 2024 | -$97.88B | – | -$96.95B | – |
| 24 Jul 2024 08:30 | Jun. 2024 · advance | -$96.84B | – | -$100.6B | – |
| 3 Jul 2024 08:30 | May. 2024 | -$96.95B | – | -$96.68B | – |
| 27 Jun 2024 08:30 | May. 2024 · advance | -$100.6B | – | -$99.41B | – |
| 6 Jun 2024 08:30 | Apr. 2024 | -$96.68B | – | -$88.77B | – |
| 30 May 2024 08:30 | Apr. 2024 · advance | -$99.41B | – | -$91.83B | – |
| 2 May 2024 08:30 | Mar. 2024 | -$88.77B | – | -$88.48B | – |
| 25 Apr 2024 08:30 | Mar. 2024 · advance | -$91.83B | – | -$91.84B | – |
| 4 Apr 2024 08:30 | Feb. 2024 | -$88.48B | – | -$89.24B | – |
| 29 Mar 2024 08:30 | Feb. 2024 · advance | -$91.84B | – | -$90.2B | – |
| 7 Mar 2024 08:30 | Jan. 2024 | -$89.24B | – | -$86.54B | – |
| 28 Feb 2024 08:30 | Jan. 2024 · advance | -$90.2B | – | -$88.46B | – |
| 7 Feb 2024 08:30 | Dec. 2023 | -$86.54B | – | -$90.08B | – |
| 25 Jan 2024 08:30 | Dec. 2023 · advance | -$88.46B | – | -$90.27B | – |
| 9 Jan 2024 08:30 | Nov. 2023 | -$90.08B | – | -$89.45B | – |
| 28 Dec 2023 08:30 | Nov. 2023 · advance | -$90.27B | – | -$89.84B | – |
| 6 Dec 2023 08:30 | Oct. 2023 | -$89.45B | – | -$85.4B | – |
| 29 Nov 2023 08:30 | Oct. 2023 · advance | -$89.84B | – | -$85.78B | – |
| 7 Nov 2023 08:30 | Sep. 2023 | -$85.4B | – | -$84.74B | – |
| 26 Oct 2023 08:30 | Sep. 2023 · advance | -$85.78B | – | -$84.27B | – |
| 5 Oct 2023 08:30 | Aug. 2023 | -$84.74B | – | -$89.06B | – |
| 29 Sept 2023 08:30 | Aug. 2023 · advance | -$84.27B | – | -$91.18B | – |
| 6 Sept 2023 08:30 | Jul. 2023 | -$89.06B | – | -$88.34B | – |
| 30 Aug 2023 08:30 | Jul. 2023 · advance | -$91.18B | – | -$87.83B | – |
| 8 Aug 2023 08:30 | Jun. 2023 | -$88.34B | – | -$89.05B | – |
| 27 Jul 2023 08:30 | Jun. 2023 · advance | -$87.83B | – | -$91.13B | – |
| 6 Jul 2023 08:30 | May. 2023 | -$89.05B | – | -$94.04B | – |
| 28 Jun 2023 08:30 | May. 2023 · advance | -$91.13B | – | -$96.77B | – |
| 7 Jun 2023 08:30 | Apr. 2023 | -$94.04B | – | -$79.03B | – |
| 26 May 2023 08:30 | Apr. 2023 · advance | -$96.77B | -$85.7B | -$84.58B | below |
| 4 May 2023 08:30 | Mar. 2023 | -$79.03B | – | -$89.59B | – |
| 26 Apr 2023 08:30 | Mar. 2023 · advance | -$84.58B | -$89B | -$91.63B | above |
| 5 Apr 2023 08:30 | Feb. 2023 | -$89.59B | – | -$89.28B | – |
| 28 Mar 2023 08:30 | Feb. 2023 · advance | -$91.63B | -$91B | -$91.5B | below |
| 8 Mar 2023 08:30 | Jan. 2023 | -$89.28B | – | -$91.96B | – |
| 28 Feb 2023 08:30 | Jan. 2023 · advance | -$91.5B | – | -$90.27B | – |
| 7 Feb 2023 08:30 | Dec. 2022 | -$91.96B | – | -$85.7B | – |
| 26 Jan 2023 08:30 | Dec. 2022 · advance | -$90.27B | – | -$83.35B | – |
| 5 Jan 2023 08:30 | Nov. 2022 | -$85.7B | – | -$98.82B | – |
| 27 Dec 2022 08:30 | Nov. 2022 · advance | -$83.35B | – | -$99B | – |
| 6 Dec 2022 08:30 | Oct. 2022 | -$98.82B | – | -$89.39B | – |
| 30 Nov 2022 08:30 | Oct. 2022 · advance | -$99B | – | -$92.22B | – |
| 3 Nov 2022 08:30 | Sep. 2022 | -$89.39B | – | -$89.56B | – |
| 26 Oct 2022 08:30 | Sep. 2022 · advance | -$92.22B | – | -$87.3B | – |
| 5 Oct 2022 08:30 | Aug. 2022 | -$89.56B | – | -$87.19B | – |
| 28 Sept 2022 08:30 | Aug. 2022 · advance | -$87.3B | – | -$89.06B | – |
| 7 Sept 2022 08:30 | Jul. 2022 | -$87.19B | – | -$98.33B | – |
| 26 Aug 2022 08:30 | Jul. 2022 · advance | -$89.06B | – | -$98.18B | – |
| 4 Aug 2022 08:30 | Jun. 2022 | -$98.33B | – | -$100.8B | – |
| 27 Jul 2022 08:30 | Jun. 2022 · advance | -$98.18B | – | -$104.3B | – |
| 7 Jul 2022 08:30 | May. 2022 | -$100.8B | – | -$102.3B | – |
| 28 Jun 2022 08:30 | May. 2022 · advance | -$104.3B | – | -$105.9B | – |
| 7 Jun 2022 08:30 | Apr. 2022 | -$102.3B | – | -$117.2B | – |
| 27 May 2022 08:30 | Apr. 2022 · advance | -$105.9B | – | -$125.3B | – |
| 4 May 2022 08:30 | Mar. 2022 | -$117.2B | – | -$102.1B | – |
| 27 Apr 2022 08:30 | Mar. 2022 · advance | -$125.3B | – | -$106.6B | – |
| 5 Apr 2022 08:30 | Feb. 2022 | -$102.1B | – | -$103.8B | – |
| 28 Mar 2022 08:30 | Feb. 2022 · advance | -$106.6B | – | -$107.6B | – |
| 8 Mar 2022 08:30 | Jan. 2022 | -$103.8B | – | -$99.44B | – |
| 28 Feb 2022 08:30 | Jan. 2022 · advance | -$107.6B | – | -$101B | – |
| 8 Feb 2022 08:30 | Dec. 2021 | -$99.44B | – | -$101.1B | – |
| 26 Jan 2022 08:30 | Dec. 2021 · advance | -$101B | – | -$97.78B | – |
| 6 Jan 2022 08:30 | Nov. 2021 | -$101.1B | – | -$85.05B | – |
| 29 Dec 2021 08:30 | Nov. 2021 · advance | -$97.78B | – | -$82.89B | – |
| 7 Dec 2021 08:30 | Oct. 2021 | -$85.05B | – | -$93.24B | – |
| 24 Nov 2021 08:30 | Oct. 2021 · advance | -$82.89B | – | -$96.25B | – |
| 4 Nov 2021 08:30 | Sep. 2021 | -$93.24B | – | -$89.93B | – |
| 27 Oct 2021 08:30 | Sep. 2021 · advance | -$96.25B | – | -$87.6B | – |
| 5 Oct 2021 08:30 | Aug. 2021 | -$89.93B | – | -$85.71B | – |
| 28 Sept 2021 08:30 | Aug. 2021 · advance | -$87.6B | – | -$86.38B | – |
| 2 Sept 2021 08:30 | Jul. 2021 | -$85.71B | – | -$90.63B | – |
| 27 Aug 2021 08:30 | Jul. 2021 · advance | -$86.38B | – | -$91.21B | – |
The next US Goods Trade Balance is due Friday, 27 November 2026 at 08:30 New York time (Oct. 2026 · advance).
The last US Goods Trade Balance (Sep. 2026, released 4 Nov 2026) came in at -$135.1B; the previous reading was -$132.1B.
US Goods Trade Balance is released twice a month by Census Bureau. CRTLAB has 239 releases on record since 29 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, US Goods Trade Balance has come in above forecast 33% of the time and below 67% (18 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 25%. It has now come in below forecast 5 releases in a row.
The highest was -$56.08B (Sep. 2016) and the lowest -$162B (Mar. 2025). The five-year average is -99.05$B.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the USD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the USD against its forecast, red one that was bad.
The United States has run uninterrupted trade deficits since 1976, driven largely by robust demand for imported industrial inputs, capital goods and consumer products. In 2025, trade flows were notably influenced by the introduction of new tariffs.