US Trade Deficit Exceeds $100 Billion Monthly
The US trade deficit rose to $105.6 billion in August, with surpluses with the Netherlands and deficits with Mexico, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China.
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The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services rose by 13.7 percent to $105.6 billion in August, up from $92.8 billion in July, against expectations of a $100.8 billion deficit. This marks the first time the deficit has exceeded $100 billion since March 2025.
According to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the increase in the trade deficit for goods and services in August reflected a $12.8 billion widening in the goods deficit to $136.6 billion, and a slight increase in the services surplus of less than $0.1 billion, bringing it to $31.0 billion.
Year-to-date, the goods and services trade deficit narrowed by $138.2 billion, or 19.9 percent, compared to the same period in 2025, driven by a $267.7 billion (+11.8 percent) rise in exports and a $129.5 billion (+4.4 percent) increase in imports.
Geographically, with key trading partners, the United States recorded its largest trade surpluses in August with the Netherlands at $7.7 billion, Central and South America at $5.6 billion, and the United Kingdom at $3.6 billion.
Conversely, Mexico topped the list of countries with which the U.S. ran a trade deficit, at $27.7 billion, followed by Vietnam at $24.0 billion, Taiwan at $18.3 billion, China at $16.4 billion, and the European Union member states at $11.0 billion.
