PrintAugust Trade Deficit Narrows on Higher Exports, Lower Imports
BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 11/19/25 08:47 AM EST08:47 AM EST, 11/19/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The US international trade deficit narrowed to $59.55 billion in August from a revised $78.15 billion gap in July, compared with a $60.4 billion gap expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:30 am ET.
Exports rose in the month, while imports fell.
Exports of capital goods and food and beverages increased in August, while exports of consumer goods, industrial supplies and auto supplies decreased.
Imports of industrial supplies, consumer goods, capital goods and food and beverages all decreased in August, while imports of auto supplies increased.
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