Monthly Trade Highlights

March 2013 Press Highlights

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

Percent Change from Prior Month

Dollar Change From Prior Month

• March exports of services ($53.9 billion) were the highest on record.
  
• The March goods and services deficit ($38.8 billion) was the second lowest since January 2010 ($37.1 billion).
  

Goods on a Census Basis (seasonally adjusted)

Imports

• March imports of foods, feeds, and beverages ($9.6 billion) were the highest on record.
  

Country and Other Highlights (Census Basis, not seasonally adjusted)

• The March deficit with China ($17.9 billion) was the lowest since March 2010 ($16.9 billion).
• The March average daily barrels of crude oil imports (7.0 million) was the lowest since March 1996 (6.5 million).
• March exports of Advanced Technology Products ($27.9 billion) were the highest on record.
• The March surplus with Singapore ($1.4 billion) was the highest on record.