- Prior was -$100.9B
- The advance goods trade balance number was -$101B (shown above)
- Final goods -101.43B
- Services +$20.7B
- US-China deficit of $36.15B vs $32.32B prior
- 2021 trade deficit of $859.13B vs $676.68B in 2020 (record)
- Dec exports +1.5% vs Nov
- Imports +1.6% vs Nov
This deficit is narrowly better than the record of $81.4B in September.
