COALITION FOR A PROSPEROUS AMERICA

TRADE
DATABASE

The CPA Trade Database presents key statistics on US trade to provide insight into developments in trade and its impact on the US and world economy. The US has run a trade deficit every year since 1975, a 43-year run, unprecedented since economic record-keeping began. The graphs on the pages below provide insight into the causes and consequences of our trade deficit.

 

A look at the latest monthly data for us trade balance, exports and imports
US trade balance history including key sub-sectors
Our trade with other nations showing major surpluses and deficits
Our trade in Advanced Technology products and key sub-sectors of Advanced Technology
Current account balance as a percent of GDP for the US and other major nations
Exchange rates for the US dollar and other major currencies