United States Exports 1950-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

Exports of goods and services from the US rose 0.3 percent from the previous month to an all-time high of USD 211.2 billion in April 2018. Goods exports increased by USD 0.3 billion to USD 141.2 billion, as sales rose for: industrial supplies and materials (up USD 1.3 billion), mainly fuel oil and other petroleum products; and food, feeds, and beverages (up USD 0.7 billion), such as soybeans and corn. By contrast, exports of capital goods dropped USD 1.4 billion, due to lower sales of civilian aircraft. Exports of services went up USD 0.3 billion to USD 70.0 billion in April. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, exports fell to China (-17.1 percent), Japan (-10.5 percent), the EU (-10.2 percent) and Canada (-5.3 percent), but rose to Mexico (2.4 percent). Exports in the United States averaged 53856.81 USD Million from 1950 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 211245 USD Million in April of 2018 and a record low of 772 USD Million in March of 1950.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-04-05	12:30 PM	Exports	$204.45B	$200.95B	$ 202.2B
2018-05-03	12:30 PM	Exports	$208.53B	$204.35B	$ 202.2B
2018-06-06	12:30 PM	Exports	$211.25B	$210.66B	$ 206B
2018-07-06	12:30 PM	Exports		$211.25B	$ 212.9B
2018-08-03	12:30 PM	Exports			$ 214.1B
2018-09-05	12:30 PM	Exports			$ 214.9B

United States Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-46199.00	-47210.00	1946.00	-67823.00	USD Million	[+]
Exports	211245.00	210660.00	211245.00	772.00	USD Million	[+]
Imports	257444.00	257870.00	261613.00	577.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account	-124105.00	-116148.00	9957.00	-215769.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-2.40	-2.40	0.20	-6.00	percent	[+]
External Debt	-7845809.00	-7768745.00	-1232107.00	-8217356.00	USD Million	[+]
Terms of Trade	98.39	99.85	168.28	91.82	Index Points	[+]
Capital Flows	138700.00	-38490.00	272938.00	-193364.00	USD Million	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	46429.00	43342.00	47465.00	-9988.00	USD Million	[+]
Net Long Term Tic Flows	93900.00	61838.00	157830.00	-72882.00	USD Million	[+]
Gold Reserves	8134.00	8134.00	8149.05	8133.46	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	10474.00	10264.00	10474.00	3971.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terrorism Index	5.43	4.88	7.39	3.70		[+]
Tourism Revenues	20760.00	20594.00	21223.00	6496.00	USD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	6145476.00	7750318.00	8364940.00	2095665.00		[+]
Weapons Sales	12394.00	10304.00	16071.00	1769.00	USD Million	[+]

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United States Exports

The United States is the world's third biggest exporter, yet exports account only for 13 percent of GDP. Main exports are: capital goods (39 percent of total exports) and industrial supplies (28 percent). Others include: consumer goods (12 percent); automotive vehicles, parts and engines (10.5 percent); foods, feeds and beverages (7 percent). In 2017, main exports partners were: Canada (18 percent of total exports), Mexico (16 percent), China (8.5 percent), Japan (4 percent), Germany (3 percent) and the United Kingdom (3 percent). This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Exports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2018.