07/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/03/2024 06:40
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $75.1 billion in May, up $0.6 billion from $74.5 billion in April, revised.
Deficit: | $75.1 Billion | +0.8%° |
Exports: | $261.7 Billion | -0.7%° |
Imports: | $336.7 Billion | -0.3%° |
Next release: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 (°) Statistical significance is not applicable or not measurable. Data adjusted for seasonality but not price changes Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 3, 2024 |
Exports, Imports, and Balance (exhibit 1)
May exports were $261.7 billion, $1.8 billion less than April exports. May imports were $336.7 billion, $1.2 billion less than April imports.
The May increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $0.9 billion to $100.2 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $0.3 billion to $25.1 billion.
Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $14.4 billion, or 4.2 percent, from the same period in 2023. Exports increased $42.8 billion or 3.4 percent. Imports increased $57.2 billion or 3.6 percent.
Three-Month Moving Averages (exhibit 2)
The average goods and services deficit increased $2.0 billion to $72.7 billion for the three months ending in May.
Year-over-year, the average goods and services deficit increased $6.3 billion from the three months ending in May 2023.
Exports (exhibits 3, 6, and 7)
Exports of goods decreased $2.9 billion to $169.6 billion in May.
Exports of goods on a Census basis decreased $3.1 billion.
Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.1 billion.
Exports of services increased $1.1 billion to $92.1 billion in May.
Imports (exhibits 4, 6, and 8)
Imports of goods decreased $2.0 billion to $269.7 billion in May.
Imports of goods on a Census basis decreased $1.9 billion.
Net balance of payments adjustments decreased $0.2 billion.
Imports of services increased $0.9 billion to $67.0 billion in May.
Real Goods in 2017 Dollars - Census Basis (exhibit 11)
The real goods deficit increased $0.4 billion, or 0.5 percent, to $94.5 billion in May, compared to a 1.2 percent increase in the nominal deficit.
Revisions
Revisions to April exports
Revisions to April imports
Goods by Selected Countries and Areas: Monthly - Census Basis (exhibit 19)
The May figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with Netherlands ($4.1), South and Central America ($3.5), Australia ($1.9), Hong Kong ($1.6), Singapore ($1.3), Brazil ($0.5), and Belgium ($0.4). Deficits were recorded, in billions of dollars, with China ($23.9), European Union ($19.3), Mexico ($14.1), Vietnam ($10.3), Germany ($7.3), Japan ($6.3), South Korea ($6.2), Ireland ($5.7), Taiwan ($5.3), Canada ($5.0), Italy ($4.8), India ($3.8), Malaysia ($2.0), France ($1.7), Switzerland ($1.7), Israel ($0.6), Saudi Arabia ($0.1), and United Kingdom (less than $0.1).
All statistics referenced are seasonally adjusted; statistics are on a balance of payments basis unless otherwise specified. Additional statistics, including not seasonally adjusted statistics and details for goods on a Census basis, are available in exhibits 1-20b of this release. For information on data sources, definitions, and revision procedures, see the explanatory notes in this release. The full release can be found at www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/current_press_release/index.html or www.bea.gov/data/intl-trade-investment/international-trade-goods-and-services. The full schedule is available in the Census Bureau's Economic Briefing Room at www.census.gov/economic-indicators/ or on BEA's website at www.bea.gov/news/schedule .
Next release: August 6, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. EDT
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2024