US April advance goods trade balance -$68.2B vs -$71.0B

Prior month -68.6B vs -$68.3B last

The US April advance goods trade balance came in with a lower than expected deficit of -$68.2B vs -$71.0B expected. The prior month was revised to -$68.6B vs -$68.3B previously reported.

• Exports fell -0.5% to $139.588B vs $140.259B
• Imports fell -0.5% to $207.77B vs $208.851B last month
• The deficit is the lowest since November 2017