United States Exports

Exports of goods and services from the US fell USD 1.3 billion from the previous month to USD 209.9 billion in November 2018. Goods exports decreased USD 1.2 billion to USD 140.3 billion, mainly due to lower sales of industrial supplies and materials (down USD 1.4 billion), such as other petroleum products and non-monetary gold; and consumer goods (down USD 0.9 billion), namely gem diamonds and pharmaceutical preparations. By contrast, exports of civilian aircraft increased USD 1.0 billion. Exports of services, in particular financial services, also dropped USD 0.1 billion to USD 69.5 billion in November. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, exports fell to China (-5.1 percent), Mexico (-6.9 percent), Canada (-4.7 percent) and the EU (-3.2 percent); while those to Japan rose 4.2 percent. Exports in the United States averaged 55181.66 USD Million from 1950 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 213593 USD Million in May of 2018 and a record low of 772 USD Million in March of 1950.

Exports in the United States is expected to be 207000.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Exports in the United States to stand at 198000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Exports is projected to trend around 206000.00 USD Million in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-10-05	12:30 PM	Exports	$209.43B	$211.08B	$ 211.5B
2018-11-02	12:30 PM	Exports	$212.57B	$209.45B	$ 210B
2018-12-06	01:30 PM	Exports	$211.05B	$211.36B	$ 212.1B
2019-02-06	01:30 PM	Exports	$209.9B	$211.2B	$ 211B
2019-03-06	01:30 PM	Exports		$209.9B	$ 215B
2019-03-07	01:30 PM	Exports
2019-04-03	12:30 PM	Exports

United States Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-49313.00	-55699.00	1946.00	-67823.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account	-124817.00	-101224.00	9957.00	-215769.00	USD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-2.40	-2.40	0.20	-6.00	percent	[+]
Imports	259186.00	266881.00	266881.00	577.00	USD Million	[+]
Exports	209873.00	211181.00	213593.00	772.00	USD Million	[+]
External Debt	19556588.00	19306582.00	19556588.00	6570168.00	USD Million	[+]
Terms of Trade	106.98	98.39	168.28	91.82	Index Points	[+]
Capital Flows	-33100.00	30983.00	272938.00	-193364.00	USD Million	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	51938.00	47253.00	51938.00	-9988.00	USD Million	[+]
Net Long Term Tic Flows	-48313.00	37626.00	157830.00	-72882.00	USD Million	[+]
Gold Reserves	8133.50	8133.46	8149.05	8133.46	Tonnes	[+]
Crude Oil Production	11900.00	11537.00	11900.00	3971.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]
Terrorism Index	6.07	5.43	7.39	3.70		[+]
Tourism Revenues	21289.00	21367.00	21417.00	6496.00	USD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	6734056.00	6907642.00	8364941.00	2094287.00		[+]
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 February of 2019.