Monthly trade reports
Free monthly summaries of official US Census trade statistics from January 2026 onward: official import and export values from the US Census Bureau, by product, country, port, and transport mode, top products, top origins, and what changed. The latest report covers August 2026. Reports are published in English.
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Compared with August 2025, US general imports were 28.0% higher in August 2026, at US$336 billion, the largest year-on-year increase so far this year, according to US Census Bureau data. Month on month the change was small, up 1.0%, but it extended the run...
A 28.3% rise in computer imports set the tone for July 2026. Purchases of HS 8471 reached US$45.2 billion, and computer parts (HS 8473) rose 39.0% to US$20.1 billion, more than three times their July 2025 level. Machinery and computers (HS 84) made up...
Six months into 2026, US exports totaled US$1.24 trillion, 14.8% more than in the first half of 2025, according to US Census Bureau data. Imports reached US$1.75 trillion, just 1.1% below a year earlier, after a weak January and February gave way to higher...
At US$312 billion, US general imports in May 2026 were 3.8% above April and 13.1% above May 2025, according to US Census Bureau data. Exports went the other way, slipping 4.5% to US$208 billion. The resulting deficit, about US$104 billion, was the widest...
Crude petroleum (HS 2709) was the largest US export in April 2026, at US$17.1 billion. That was 60.1% more than in March and 116.3% more than in April 2025. Mineral fuels as a whole (HS 27) rose 27.6% to US$41.9 billion, the highest since January 2024, and...
In March 2026, US exports climbed for a third straight month to US$221 billion, the highest monthly total since January 2024, according to US Census Bureau data. That was 13.5% above February and 15.6% above March 2025. Fuels led the gain: refined...
Gold led US exports in February 2026. Shipments of HS 7108 rose 75.4% from January to US$17.9 billion, their highest monthly value since January 2024, and precious stones and metals (HS 71) became the largest export chapter at 15.1% of the total. Total...
US general imports totaled US$261 billion in January 2026, down 7.6% from December and 18.1% from January 2025, according to US Census Bureau data. Imports from China fell to US$21.1 billion, down 49.6% from a year earlier, while Taiwan rose 95.9% to...
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