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Official Publication Edition · GDP

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Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.4 billion.

The real goods deficit increased $5.7 billion, or 6.7 percent, to $90.8 billion in March, compared to a 4.7 percent increase in the nominal deficit.

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PublisherBureau of Economic Analysis

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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, March 2026

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The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Imports decreased $111.0 billion or 9.1 percent. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: The March increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $4.1 billion to $88.7 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $1.6 billion to $28.4 billion.

The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $211.2 billion, or 55.0 percent, from the same period in 2025. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: March imports were $381.2 billion, $8.7 billion more than February imports. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Exports of services decreased $0.3 billion to $107.4 billion in March.

The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Imports of goods increased $10.6 billion to $302.2 billion in March. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.3 billion. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Imports of goods on a Census basis increased $10.2 billion.

The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: March exports were $320.9 billion, $6.2 billion more than February exports. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Exports of goods on a Census basis increased $6.2 billion. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Exports increased $100.2 billion or 12.0 percent.

The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $60.3 billion in March, up $2.5 billion from $57.8 billion in February, revised. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: The average goods and services deficit decreased $4.2 billion to $57.6 billion for the three months ending in March.

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LabelValueUnitPeriod
Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.4 billion.0.4billion
Imports decreased $111.0 billion or 9.1 percent.111billion
Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $211.2 billion, or 55.0 percent, from the same period in 2025.211.2billion
Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.3 billion.0.3billion
Imports of goods on a Census basis increased $10.2 billion.10.2billion
Exports of goods on a Census basis increased $6.2 billion.6.2billion
Exports increased $100.2 billion or 12.0 percent.100.2billion
Year-over-year, the average goods and services deficit decreased $70.4 billion from the three months ending in March 2025.70.4billion
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Source: the retained official publication. Method: normalized statements from section generic-text presented as reported, without recomputation.

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