US advance goods trade balance for April 2020

  • US advance goods trade balance $-69.7 billion vs. $-65 billion estimate
  • prior month revised $-64.4 billion
  • a year ago the deficit stood at $-71.8 billion
  • exports came in at $95.373 billion vs. $127.54 billion last month. Experts plunged by -25.2% on the month
  • impoints $165.048 billion vs. $192.521 billion last month. Imports fell by -14.3%

Big declines in the trade numbers as the coronavirus impact is felt.

Advance goods trade balance