United States Exports

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

279

Units In

USD Million

289.37

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 05, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
260,799 Jun 2022	247.1 May 2023	62,240.43 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

Exports of goods and services from the United States fell 4% to $279 billion in May 2025, down from a record high of $290.5 billion in April. Goods exports decreased $11.4 billion to $180.2 billion, due to lower sales of nonmonetary gold (down $5.5 billion), natural gas (down $1.1 billion), finished metal shapes (down $1.0 billion), semiconductors (down $0.6 billion), civilian aircraft engines (down $0.5 billion), telecommunications equipment (down $0.4 billion). On the other hand, exports rose for computer accessories (up $0.8 billion) and pharmaceutical preparations (up $1.1 billion). Exports of services decreased $0.2 billion to $98.8 billion, including travel (down $0.3 billion) and transport (down $0.2 billion).