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US trade deficit is $105.6 billion
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The U.S. trade deficit was $105.6 billion in August, up $12.7 billion from July, the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Tuesday.
August exports were $315.2 billion, $4.5 billion more than July exports.
August imports were $420.8 billion, $17.2 billion more than July imports.
The goods deficit increased $12.8 billion to $136.6 billion.
The services surplus increased less than $0.1 billion to $31.0 billion.
Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $138.2 billion, or 19.9 percent, from the same period in 2025.
Exports of goods increased $4.4 billion to $205.7 billion in August.
Imports of goods increased $17.2 billion to $342.2 billion in August.
The deficit with Canada increased $4.1 billion to $7.1 billion in August.
The balance with Singapore was a deficit of $0.3 billion in August.
It was a surplus of $1.9 billion in July.
The deficit with Ireland decreased $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion in August.
Sources
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2026 Bureau of Economic Analysis
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