US Imports Drop in June

2026-08-04 12:42 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

US imports fell by $7.3 billion, or 1.8%, from the prior month to $388 billion in June 2026, marking the first drop since January.

Imports of goods decreased $7.9 billion to $309.0 billion in June, with Census-basis imports falling by $7.7 billion.

The drop mainly reflected lower purchases of capital goods (-$2.1 billion), particularly computers (-$3.0 billion), and consumer goods (-$2.1 billion), mainly pharmaceutical preparations (-$1.9 billion).

These declines were partly offset by a $1.1 billion increase in telecommunications equipment imports.

Meanwhile, services imports rose by $0.6 billion to $79.0 billion, led by higher charges for the use of intellectual property (+$0.7 billion), transport (+$0.2 billion), and insurance services (+$0.1 billion), partly offset by a decline in travel (-$0.4 billion).



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