Last month showed a deficit of -$75.3B
- The international trade deficit was -$75.4 billion in February, up $0.1 billion from -$75.3 billion in January.
- Exports of goods for February were $136.5 billion, $2.9 billion more than January exports.
- Imports of goods for February were $211.9 billion, $3.0 billion more than January imports.
- The last two months show the largest trade deficits since July 2008
Trade in goods makes up about 75% of total trade, and therefore provides early insight into the Trade Balance data reported about 5 days later.
