Official Publication Edition · GDP
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Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $142.5 billion, or 25.0 percent, from the same period in 2024.
The average goods and services deficit decreased $3.9 billion to $65.6 billion for the three months ending in August.
Source
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2025
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Key evidence
The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $59.6 billion in August, down $18.6 billion from $78.2 billion in July, revised. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Exports of services increased $0.8 billion to $101.8 billion in August. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Net balance of payments adjustments increased less than $0.1 billion.
The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Imports increased $250.9 billion or 9.2 percent. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Exports increased $108.4 billion or 5.1 percent. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: August imports were $340.4 billion, $18.4 billion less than July imports.
The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: August exports were $280.8 billion, $0.2 billion more than July exports. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Imports of goods decreased $18.6 billion to $264.6 billion in August. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: The real goods deficit decreased $17.1 billion, or 16.9 percent, to $83.7 billion in August, compared to a 17.9 percent decrease in the nominal deficit.
The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Imports of goods on a Census basis decreased $18.7 billion. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Imports of services increased $0.3 billion to $75.8 billion in August. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: The August decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $18.1 billion to $85.6 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $0.5 billion to $26.1 billion.
The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Year-over-year, the average goods and services deficit decreased $9.0 billion from the three months ending in August 2024.
Verified evidence
Publication data points
| Label | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $142.5 billion, or 25.0 percent, from the same period in 2024. | 142.5 | billion | — |
| Net balance of payments adjustments increased less than $0.1 billion. | 0.1 | billion | — |
| Imports increased $250.9 billion or 9.2 percent. | 250.9 | billion | — |
| Exports increased $108.4 billion or 5.1 percent. | 108.4 | billion | — |
| Imports of goods on a Census basis decreased $18.7 billion. | 18.7 | billion | — |
| Year-over-year, the average goods and services deficit decreased $9.0 billion from the three months ending in August 2024. | 9 | billion | — |
| Exports of goods on a Census basis decreased $0.3 billion. | 0.3 | billion | — |
| Net balance of payments adjustments decreased $0.2 billion. | 0.2 | billion | — |
Source and methodology
Source: the retained official publication. Method: normalized statements from section generic-text presented as reported, without recomputation.
Caveats
- Evidence boundary: This edition is limited to claims retained from the linked official publication.
Corrections
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