This page shows the Balance, Exports and Imports for the current month and prior month, along with the percent change and dollar change between the two. The last column of the table shows the last time the percent change (or dollar change) was larger. Some interesting facts about this month's International Trade in Goods and Services report can be found at the bottom of the page.
Goods and Services on a Balance of Payments (BOP) Basis, seasonally adjusted - series began with January 1992 statistics.
All Values in billions of dollars
| December 2011 (Billions of $) | November 2011 (Billions of $) |
Percent Change from Prior Month | Last time the Increase/Decrease in Percent Change was larger/When it Occured | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods and Services | |||||
| Balance | -$48.8 | -$47.1 | 3.7% | 9.5% from October 2011 to November 2011 | |
| Exports | $178.8 | $177.5 | 0.7% | 1.4% from August 2011 to September 2011 | |
| Imports | $227.6 | $224.6 | 1.3% | 2.9% from April 2011 to May 2011 | |
| Goods (BOP Basis) | |||||
| Balance | -$64.3 | -$62.5 | 2.8% | 7.3% from October 2011 to November 2011 | |
| Exports | $127.1 | $126.2 | 0.7% | 2.1% from August 2011 to September 2011 | |
| Imports | $191.4 | $188.7 | 1.4% | 3.3% from April 2011 to May 2011 | |
| December 2011 (Billions of $) | November 2011 (Billions of $) |
Dollar Change From Prior Month | Last time the Increase/Decrease in Dollar Change was larger/When it Occured | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods and Services | |||||
| Balance | -$48.8 | -$47.1 | -$1.7 | -$4.1 from October 2011 to November 2011 | |
| Exports | $178.8 | $177.5 | $1.2 | $2.6 from August 2011 to September 2011 | |
| Imports | $227.6 | $224.6 | $3.0 | $6.4 from April 2011 to May 2011 | |
| Goods (BOP Basis) | |||||
| Balance | -$64.3 | -$62.5 | -$1.8 | -$4.2 from October 2011 to November 2011 | |
| Exports | $127.1 | $126.2 | $0.9 | $2.6 from August 2011 to September 2011 | |
| Imports | $191.4 | $188.7 | $2.7 | $6.0 from April 2011 to May 2011 | |
Exports
- December petroleum exports ($10.6 billion) were the highest on record.
Imports
- December imports of goods ($189.2 billion) were the highest since July 2008 ($194.3 billion).
- December imports of capital goods ($44.7 billion) were the highest on record.
- December imports of automotive vehicles, parts, and engines ($22.7 billion) were the highest since December 2006 ($23.1 billion)
Balance: -$558.0 Billion
Exports: $2,103.1 Billion
Imports: $2,661.1 Billion
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