U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2024 and International Services: Services Supplied Through Affiliates, 2022
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2024
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in August 2024 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit decreased from $78.9 billion in July (revised) to $70.4 billion in August, as exports increased and imports decreased. The goods deficit decreased $8.4 billion in August to $94.9 billion. The services surplus increased $0.1 billion in August to $24.4 billion.
International Services: Services Supplied Through Affiliates, 2022
For 2023, U.S. exports of services were $1,026.6 billion, and U.S. imports of services were $748.2 billion. For 2022—the latest year for which statistics are available—services supplied to foreign persons through foreign affiliates of U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) were $2,114.1 billion, and services supplied to U.S. persons through U.S. affiliates of foreign MNEs were $1,517.8 billion. Affiliates supplied most of the services provided to foreign persons by the United States and to U.S. persons by foreign markets in 2022.
