US trade deficit grows 12% to $133B in August
by@Kalshi
Summary
The U.S. trade deficit increased by 11.5% in August 2026, reaching $132.6 billion. This follows a trend of rising deficits, as official data revealed that the goods-and-services trade deficit had already grown to $88.6 billion in July 2026, up from a revised $71.2 billion in June, primarily due to an uptick in imports and a decline in exports. The official report detailing the trade figures for August is expected to be released on October 6, 2026, as per the U.S. Census Bureau's schedule.
Analysis
`json { "Trade data": "The reported August trade-deficit figure is not yet verifiable from the available official releases; the U.S. Census Bureau schedule lists the August 2026 goods-and-services trade report for release on October 6, 2026.", "Recent trend": "Official data show the U.S. goods-and-services trade deficit increased in July 2026 from a revised June figure, driven by higher imports and lower exports." } `
Categories
macropolitics
Related sources
- https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/current_press_release/ft900.pdf
- https://www.bea.gov/data/intl-trade-investment/international-trade-goods-and-services
- https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/ft900/ft900_2606.pdf
- https://www.bea.gov/taxonomy/term/496
- https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/ft900/ft900_2607.pdf
- https://www.bea.gov/
- https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/us-international-trade-goods-and-services-june-2026
- https://www.census.gov/econ/indicators/advance_report.pdf
- https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/
- https://x.com/uscensusbureau/status/2084625039744249886
- https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/schedule.html
- https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/current/index.html
- https://www.census.gov/econ/indicators/current/index.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_balance_of_trade
- https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/goods-trade-balance