US goods trade balance by partner in China

US goods trade balance by partner in China was -$18.4 billion in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.6% from August 2025. That is the 227th highest of 230 countries in August 2026.

August 2026, USD million-18,403.1 Provisional

Change on August 2025-7.6%

Rank227th of 230Countries ranked

Series high-9,432.3June 2025

Series low-42,892.4October 2018

US goods trade balance by partner in China, January 2010 to August 2026

USD million. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.

All 200 values

Period	USD million
2026-08	-18,403.1 Provisional
2026-07	-17,360.5 Provisional
2026-06	-15,578.8 Provisional
2026-05	-14,390.4 Provisional
2026-04	-10,394.1 Provisional
2026-03	-9,756.1 Provisional
2026-02	-11,009.1 Provisional
2026-01	-12,728.8 Provisional
2025-12	-12,793.3
2025-11	-13,682
2025-10	-15,112
2025-09	-15,156.4
2025-08	-17,103.6
2025-07	-17,084.5
2025-06	-9,432.3
2025-05	-13,946.7
2025-04	-17,241.8
2025-03	-18,001.3
2025-02	-21,224.9
2025-01	-31,895.2
2024-12	-25,419.3
2024-11	-25,508.9
2024-10	-28,640.5
2024-09	-32,041.2
2024-08	-27,978.8
2024-07	-30,092.1
2024-06	-22,854.6
2024-05	-23,700.6
2024-04	-20,055
2024-03	-17,287.6
2024-02	-19,774
2024-01	-23,695.1
2023-12	-22,111.2
2023-11	-21,608.8
2023-10	-25,756.7
2023-09	-28,474.2
2023-08	-26,047.8
2023-07	-25,318.7
2023-06	-24,234
2023-05	-25,168
2023-04	-20,008.1
2023-03	-16,920
2023-02	-18,782.7
2023-01	-25,177.5
2022-12	-23,650.9
2022-11	-21,118
2022-10	-28,984.3
2022-09	-37,455.1
2022-08	-37,536.6
2022-07	-34,156.6
2022-06	-36,909.2
2022-05	-31,468.4
2022-04	-30,385.2
2022-03	-33,666.5
2022-02	-30,685.1
2022-01	-36,265.3
2021-12	-36,062.9
2021-11	-32,351
2021-10	-31,221.9
2021-09	-36,331.4
2021-08	-31,652.7
2021-07	-28,533.6
2021-06	-27,636.7
2021-05	-26,079.2
2021-04	-25,439.8
2021-03	-27,122
2021-02	-24,551.7
2021-01	-25,824.1
2020-12	-27,113.6
2020-11	-30,488.7
2020-10	-29,851.2
2020-09	-29,499.9
2020-08	-29,629.6
2020-07	-31,379.8
2020-06	-28,046.2
2020-05	-26,619.1
2020-04	-22,094.3
2020-03	-11,704.6
2020-02	-15,750.6
2020-01	-25,788.9
2019-12	-24,517
2019-11	-26,069.7
2019-10	-30,940
2019-09	-31,261.9
2019-08	-31,542.1
2019-07	-32,536.3
2019-06	-29,564.5
2019-05	-29,953.2
2019-04	-26,599
2019-03	-20,504.4
2019-02	-24,944.2
2019-01	-34,197.1
2018-12	-36,604.6
2018-11	-37,694.1
2018-10	-42,892.4
2018-09	-40,204.9
2018-08	-38,518.1
2018-07	-36,857.8
2018-06	-33,668.3
2018-05	-33,468.8
2018-04	-27,718.2
2018-03	-25,620.8
2018-02	-29,213.1
2018-01	-35,771.9
2017-12	-30,809.5
2017-11	-35,196.4
2017-10	-35,169.9
2017-09	-34,509.1
2017-08	-34,956.9
2017-07	-33,607
2017-06	-32,539.9
2017-05	-31,876.8
2017-04	-27,635.4
2017-03	-24,441.8
2017-02	-23,045.1
2017-01	-31,380
2016-12	-27,714.1
2016-11	-30,558.5
2016-10	-31,198.1
2016-09	-32,499.8
2016-08	-33,848.9
2016-07	-30,309.2
2016-06	-29,693.6
2016-05	-28,971.8
2016-04	-24,240.5
2016-03	-20,886.8
2016-02	-27,986.4
2016-01	-28,917.5
2015-12	-27,889.9
2015-11	-31,281.2
2015-10	-32,985.1
2015-09	-36,305.5
2015-08	-34,954.6
2015-07	-31,709.9
2015-06	-31,838.1
2015-05	-30,332.2
2015-04	-26,841.5
2015-03	-31,250.4
2015-02	-22,809.4
2015-01	-29,130.5
2014-12	-28,220.7
2014-11	-30,357.6
2014-10	-32,742
2014-09	-35,788.8
2014-08	-30,468.6
2014-07	-31,027.8
2014-06	-30,276.9
2014-05	-28,968
2014-04	-27,418.3
2014-03	-20,486.6
2014-02	-20,949.7
2014-01	-28,112.7
2013-12	-24,511.6
2013-11	-27,085.2
2013-10	-28,697.7
2013-09	-30,617.2
2013-08	-29,809.2
2013-07	-30,076.7
2013-06	-26,668.4
2013-05	-27,864.8
2013-04	-24,178
2013-03	-17,755
2013-02	-23,609.4
2013-01	-27,810.7
2012-12	-24,548.9
2012-11	-28,955.9
2012-10	-29,432.7
2012-09	-29,087.6
2012-08	-28,667.3
2012-07	-29,415.7
2012-06	-27,471.2
2012-05	-25,977.7
2012-04	-24,548.1
2012-03	-21,619.8
2012-02	-19,319.5
2012-01	-26,058.1
2011-12	-23,124.6
2011-11	-26,767.7
2011-10	-28,078.5
2011-09	-28,048.6
2011-08	-28,952.5
2011-07	-26,994.3
2011-06	-26,507.8
2011-05	-24,938.9
2011-04	-21,579.8
2011-03	-18,035.9
2011-02	-18,861.4
2011-01	-23,359.6
2010-12	-20,674
2010-11	-25,088.4
2010-10	-25,666
2010-09	-28,082.4
2010-08	-28,165.6
2010-07	-25,927.6
2010-06	-26,109.4
2010-05	-22,297.2
2010-04	-19,319.5
2010-03	-16,891.4
2010-02	-16,502.6
2010-01	-18,317.6

Rankings

Countries by US goods trade balance by partner 231 places
EU countries by US goods trade balance by partner 27 places

Definition

US goods exports to the place minus US goods imports from it, in millions of US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau (total exports at free alongside ship value less general imports at customs value, Census basis, not seasonally adjusted). A negative value is a US trade deficit with the partner. Each month and each calendar year.

The place is the trading partner and the figures are US records; both inputs are stored with each value. Goods only. The balance of payments basis that BEA publishes adjusts these figures and differs from them.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. trade in goods by country (full dataset for all countries, country.xlsx): balance (total exports minus general imports), with both inputs stored, Census basis, not seasonally adjusted, monthly. https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/country.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. trade in goods by country (full dataset for all countries, country.xlsx): balance (total exports minus general imports), with both inputs stored, Census basis, not seasonally adjusted, monthly. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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-$9.43 billion in June 2025, the highest value since January 2010 in this series.

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