International Trade & Investment

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased from $60.6 billion in March (revised) to $74.6 billion in April, as exports decreased and imports increased. The goods deficit increased $14.5 billion to $96.1 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.6 billion to $21.6 billion.

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit decreased from $70.6 billion in February (revised) to $64.2 billion in March, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $6.4 billion to $86.6 billion, and the services surplus decreased less than $0.1 billion to $22.4 billion.

The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased from $68.7 billion in January (revised) to $70.5 billion in February, as exports decreased more than imports. The goods deficit increased $2.7 billion to $93.0 billion, and the services surplus increased $0.8 billion to $22.4 billion.

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$16.12 trillion at the end of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $31.68 trillion, and liabilities were $47.80 trillion. At the end of 2021, the net investment position was –$18.12 trillion.

The U.S. net international investment position, the difference between U.S. residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$16.12 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Assets totaled $31.68 trillion, and liabilities were $47.80 trillion. At the end of the third quarter, the net investment position was –$16.84 trillion (revised).

The U.S. current-account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, widened by $97.4 billion, or 11.5 percent, to $943.8 billion in 2022. The widening primarily reflected expanded deficits on goods and on secondary income that were partly offset by an expanded surplus on primary income. The 2022 deficit was 3.7 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 3.6 percent in 2021.

The U.S. current-account deficit, which reflects the combined balances on trade in goods and services and income flows between U.S. residents and residents of other countries, narrowed by $12.2 billion, or 5.6 percent, to $206.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. The narrowing primarily reflected a reduced deficit on secondary income. Also contributing was an expanded surplus on services. The fourth-quarter deficit was 3.2 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.4 percent in the third quarter.

The U.S. international trade deficit increased from $845.0 billion in 2021 to $945.3 billion in 2022 (revised), as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit increased $100.7 billion to $1.19 trillion, and the services surplus increased $0.5 billion to $245.7 billion. The goods and services deficit was 3.7 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product in 2022, up from 3.6 percent in 2021.

The U.S. international trade deficit increased from $67.2 billion in December (revised) to $68.3 billion in January, as imports increased more than exports. The goods deficit decreased $0.6 billion to $90.1 billion, and the services surplus decreased $1.7 billion to $21.8 billion.

BEA is expanding its prototype statistics that provide a more complete and nuanced understanding of U.S. exports. Watch for an update and expansion of the statistics known as trade in value added, or TiVA, coming in March.

TiVA data can be used to analyze the mix of domestic value added and imported content, such as raw materials, that contributes to the goods and services exported from the United States. For example, an exported airliner assembled in the state of Washington might incorporate an engine made in Great Britain and tires made in Ohio. And the tire manufacturer in Ohio might have used rubber from China and steel belting from Mexico.