Trade Deficit
November 2019 Balance of Trade
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 17th, 2020
America’s trade balance improved in November 2019 according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The nation’s deficit improved to $43.1 billion from the upwardly revised count of $46.9 billion (originally $47.2 billion). In short, both sides of the ledger improved for America as imports fell while exports increased.
November 2018 International Trade
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on February 8th, 2019October 2018 Balance of Trade
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on December 10th, 2018
America’s trade deficit continued growing in October 2018 according to data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The most recent deficit grew to $55.5 billion from the upwardly revised count of $54.6 (originally $54.0 billion). In the period, exports declined $300 million while imports increased $600 million, causing the shortfall to reach a 10-year high.
June 2018 Balance of Trade
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on August 16th, 2018
America’s trade deficit widened in June according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Increasing to $46.3 billion, this shortfall jumped 7.3 percent in the period. Year-to-date, our nation’s trading gap has widened $19.6 billion or 7.2 percent versus the same period in 2017. Both sides of the ledger worsened for the U.S.
May 2018 Trade Deficit
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on July 16th, 2018
America’s trading shortfall improved in May 2018 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Our nation’s goods and services deficit dropped $3.0 billion to $43.1 billion from April’s downwardly revised tally (originally $46.2 billion). This improvement put the monthly trade gap at its narrowest reading since October 2016.
February 2018 Balance of Trade
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on April 16th, 2018January 2018 Trade Balance
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on March 19th, 2018As the earliest data on 2018 trade trickles in, Atlas is reminded of deceleration. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), America’s trade deficit worsened to $56.6 billion in January 2018. Adding to the dour tone of this release, December’s shortfall intensified to $53.9 billion (originally $53.1 billion). Since net exports are added to the other compo
November 2017 Balance of Trade
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 14th, 2018America’s leadership in the global economic expansion is evident in the November 2017 Trade Balance report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. America is increasing its purchases from foreign countries faster than trading partners are increasing their purchases from our nation; an important takeaway is that both imports and exports are expanding. With a shortfall of $50.5 bi
September 2017 Trade Balance
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 9th, 2017Data were mixed in the latest release on International Trade from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. On the one hand, the trade deficit increased which will subtract from gross domestic product (GDP). On the other hand, both components of the indicator increased versus a month earlier, suggesting growing global output. In total, the trade deficit increased to $43.5 billion in Se