Balance of Trade
Low
Forecast—
Previous-47.3B
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 36 releases held here, from 2023-11-17 to 2026-10-19, the actual came in above forecast 12 times, below 21 times and in line 3 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 3.4B.
Past releases 24
Sep-47.3B-53B · -55B
-26.9B-57.1B
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | -47.3B | -53B | -55B |
| Aug | -55B | -48B | -52.8B |
| Jul | -52.8B | -54B | -48B |
| Jun | -48B | -47B | -48.2B |
| May | -48.2B | -46B | -44.1B |
| Apr | -44.1B | -46B | -48B |
| Mar | -48B | -45B | -37B |
| Feb | -37B | -35B | -31B |
| Jan | -31B | -33B | -53B |
| Dec | -53B | -49B | -43B |
| Nov | -43B | -43B | -49B |
| Oct | -49B | -47B | -48B |
| Sep | -48B | -41B | -47B |
| Aug | -42B | -47B | -48B |
| Jul | -48B | -42B | -41B |
| Jun | -41B | -44.8B | -42B |
| May | -42B | -44B | -43B |
| Apr | -43B | -40B | -39B |
| Mar | -39B | -34B | -34B |
| Feb | -34B | -41B | -29B |
| Jan | -29B | -47B | -53B |
| Dec | -53B | -41B | -43B |
| Nov | -43B | -45B | -46B |
| Oct | -46B | -41B | -40B |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.