United States Exports

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

289.37

Units In

USD Million

278.46

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 03, 2025

Time to Release

25 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
260,799 Jun 2022	247.1 May 2023	62,308.97 USD Million	1950-2025	U.S. Census Bureau

The United States is the world's third biggest exporter, yet exports account only for 13 percent of GDP. Main exports are: capital goods (22 percent of total exports) and industrial supplies (22 percent). Others include: consumer goods (8 percent) and petroleum (7 percent). In 2018, exports of petroleum reached a record high of USD 172.4 billion. In 2018, main exports partners were: Canada (18 percent of total exports), Mexico (16 percent), China (7 percent), Japan (4.5 percent), the United Kingdom (4 percent) and Germany (3.5 percent).

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Exports of goods and services from the United States rose 3% to $289.4 billion in April 2025, the highest on record. Goods exports increased $6.2 billion to $190.5 billion, driven by finished metal shapes ($8.1 billion), nonmonetary gold ($4.2 billion), and computers ($1.0 billion). On the other hand, sales fell for crude oil (down $1.1 billion), passenger cars (down $1.7 billion) and trucks, buses, and special purpose vehicles (down $1.0 billion). Also, exports of services increased $2.1 billion to $98.9 billion, particularly travel ($1.4 billion).