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Official Publication Edition · GDP

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Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.3 billion.

Imports of services increased $0.2 billion to $78.2 billion in May.

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PublisherBureau of Economic Analysis

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

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The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: May imports were $395.3 billion, $12.5 billion more than April imports. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: The average goods and services deficit increased $7.5 billion to $62.9 billion for the three months ending in May. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $203.9 billion, or 40.6 percent, from the same period in 2025.

The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.2 billion. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Exports of goods on a Census basis decreased $11.6 billion. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Exports increased $164.7 billion or 11.7 percent.

The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: May exports were $317.7 billion, $10.5 billion less than April exports. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Imports decreased $39.2 billion or 2.1 percent. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Imports of goods on a Census basis increased $12.1 billion.

The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Exports of goods decreased $11.3 billion to $210.6 billion in May. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $77.6 billion in May, up $23.0 billion from $54.6 billion in April, revised. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Year-over-year, the average goods and services deficit decreased $23.8 billion from the three months ending in May 2025.

The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Exports of services increased $0.8 billion to $107.1 billion in May.

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LabelValueUnitPeriod
Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.3 billion.0.3billion
Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $203.9 billion, or 40.6 percent, from the same period in 2025.203.9billion
Net balance of payments adjustments increased $0.2 billion.0.2billion
Exports of goods on a Census basis decreased $11.6 billion.11.6billion
Exports increased $164.7 billion or 11.7 percent.164.7billion
Imports decreased $39.2 billion or 2.1 percent.39.2billion
Imports of goods on a Census basis increased $12.1 billion.12.1billion
Year-over-year, the average goods and services deficit decreased $23.8 billion from the three months ending in May 2025.23.8billion
Source and methodology

Source: the retained official publication. Method: normalized statements from section generic-text presented as reported, without recomputation.

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