United States Exports

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

280.46

Units In

USD Million

277.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 08, 2026

Time to Release

24 Days 22 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
260,799 Jun 2022	247.1 May 2023	62,103.8 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).

Latest Updates

US exports of goods and services rose 3% to $289.3 billion in September 2025, the second highest value on record. Goods exports increased by $8.8 billion to $187.6 billion, driven largely by a $6.1 billion increase in nonmonetary gold and a $3.1 billion increase in pharmaceutical preparations, while exports of computers fell by $2.3 billion. Services exports decreased by $0.4 billion to $101.7 billion in September. Travel services declined by $0.6 billion, transport services fell by $0.2 billion, and financial services rose by $0.3 billion.