Goods and Services Trade Balance
Most recent - Thursday 8 January 2026 13:30
Previous
$-52.8B
Revised
$-48.1B
Forecast
$-58.9B
Actual
$-29.4B
Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for USD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/USD pairs.
Next event - Thursday 5 February 2026 13:30
Previous
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Forecast
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Actual
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The typical/expected market impact of this event is low.
There is no forecast value for Goods and Services Trade Balance yet - check back for updates.
Trading range
Forecast history
The most recent announced value for Goods and Services Trade Balance was $-29.4B against a forecast of $-58.9B.
Past events
Date
Forecast
Actual
Thursday 8 January 2026 13:30
$-58.9B
$-29.4B
Thursday 11 December 2025 13:30
$-63.3B
$-52.8B
Thursday 4 December 2025 13:30
$-65.5B
-
Wednesday 19 November 2025 13:30
$-61B
$-59.6B
Tuesday 4 November 2025 13:30
$-60.4B
-
Tuesday 7 October 2025 12:30
$-60.4B
-
Thursday 4 September 2025 12:30
$-75.7B
$-78.3B
Tuesday 5 August 2025 12:30
$-61.6B
$-60.2B
Thursday 3 July 2025 12:30
$-71B
$-71.5B
Thursday 5 June 2025 12:30
$-94B
$-61.6B
Tuesday 6 May 2025 12:30
$-129B
$-140.5B
Thursday 3 April 2025 12:30
$-123.5B
$-122.7B
Thursday 6 March 2025 13:30
$-127.4B
$-131.4B
Wednesday 5 February 2025 13:30
$-96.6B
$-98.4B
Tuesday 7 January 2025 13:30
$-78B
$-78.2B
Thursday 5 December 2024 13:30
$-75B
$-73.8B
Tuesday 5 November 2024 13:30
$-84.1B
$-84.4B
Tuesday 8 October 2024 12:30
$-70.6B
$-70.4B
Wednesday 4 September 2024 12:30
$-79B
$-78.8B
Tuesday 6 August 2024 12:30
$-72.4B
$-73.1B
Wednesday 3 July 2024 12:30
$-76.2B
$-75.1B
Thursday 6 June 2024 12:30
$-76.1B
$-74.6B
Thursday 2 May 2024 12:30
$-69.1B
$-69.4B
Thursday 4 April 2024 12:30
$-67.3B
$-68.9B
Thursday 7 March 2024 13:30
$-63.5B
$-67.4B
Wednesday 7 February 2024 13:30
$-62.2B
$-62.2B
Tuesday 9 January 2024 13:30
$-65B
$-63.2B
Wednesday 6 December 2023 13:30
$-64.1B
$-64.3B
Tuesday 7 November 2023 13:30
$-60.2B
$-61.5B
Thursday 5 October 2023 12:30
$-62.3B
$-58.3B
Wednesday 6 September 2023 12:30
$-65.8B
$-65B
Tuesday 8 August 2023 12:30
$-65B
$-65.5B
Thursday 6 July 2023 12:30
$-69.8B
$-69B
Wednesday 7 June 2023 12:30
$-75.2B
$-74.6B
Thursday 4 May 2023 12:30
$-63.3B
$-64.2B
Wednesday 5 April 2023 12:30
$-69B
$-70.5B
Wednesday 8 March 2023 13:30
$-68.9B
$-68.3B
Tuesday 7 February 2023 13:30
$-68.5B
$-67.4B
Economic context
Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Goods and Services Trade Balance result:
| Previous | Latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Jobless Claims | Bearish change | 200K | 208K | ||
| Nonfarm Productivity | Bullish change | 3.3% | 4.9% | ||
| Unit Labor Costs | Bearish change | 1% | -1.9% | ||
| Challenger Job Cuts | Bearish change | 71.321K | 35.553K | ||
| Factory Orders (MoM) | Bearish change | 0.2% | -1.3% | ||
| ISM Services Employment Index | Bullish change | 48.9 | 52 | ||
| ISM Services New Orders Index | Bullish change | 52.9 | 57.9 | ||
| ISM Services PMI | Bullish change | 52.6 | 54.4 | ||
| ISM Services Prices Paid | Bearish change | 65.4 | 64.3 | ||
| JOLTS Job Openings | Bearish change | 7.449M | 7.146M | ||
| ADP Employment Change | Bullish change | -29K | 41K | ||
| S&P Global Composite PMI | Bearish change | 53 | 52.7 | ||
| ISM Manufacturing Employment Index | Bullish change | 44 | 44.9 | ||
| ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index | Bullish change | 47.4 | 47.7 | ||
| ISM Manufacturing PMI | Bearish change | 48.2 | 47.9 | ||
| ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid | (no change) | 58.5 | 58.5 | ||
| Initial Jobless Claims | Bullish change | 215K | 199K | ||
| Chicago PMI | Bullish change | 36.3 | 43.5 | ||
| Housing Price Index (MoM) | Bullish change | -0.1% | 0.4% | ||
| Pending Home Sales (MoM) | Bullish change | 2.4% | 3.3% |
About Goods and Services Trade Balance
| Country: | United States |
|---|---|
| Currency: | USD |
| Source: | US Census Bureau |
| Category: | Capital Flows |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
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