US Exports Hit Fresh Record

2026-01-08 13:36 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

US exports of goods and services rose 2.6% to $302 billion in October 2025, the highest value on record.

Goods exports increased by $7.1 billion to $195.9 billion, driven largely by a $6.8 billion increase in nonmonetary gold and a $3.6 billion increase in Other precious metals, while exports of pharmaceutical preparations fell by $0.9 billion.

Services exports increased by $0.7 billion to $106.1 billion in October.

Travel services rose by $0.4 billion, charges for the use of intellectual property went up by $0.2 billion, and other business services increased $0.2 billion.



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