{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:30:07.748Z","source_url":"https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/us-international-trade-goods-and-services-august-2026","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"ecf4fb7ff805b437","source":"bea","source_name":"BEA","title":"U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, August 2026","excerpt":"The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in August 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $92.8 billion in July (revised) to $105.6 billion in August, as imports increased more than exports. The…","published_at":"2026-10-06T12:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:22.730Z","topics":["growth"],"importance":2,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bea/trade-deficit-august-2026/","source_url":"https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/us-international-trade-goods-and-services-august-2026","source_feed":"https://apps.bea.gov/rss/rss.xml","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"ecf4fb7ff805b437","key_points":["The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in August 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.","The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $105.6 billion in August, up $12.7 billion from $92.8 billion in July, revised.","The August increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $12.8 billion to $136.6 billion and an increase in the services surplus of less than $0.1 billion to $31.0 billion.","Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $138.2 billion, or 19.9 percent, from the same period in 2025.","The average goods and services deficit increased $9.9 billion to $89.9 billion for the three months ending in August."],"what_it_says":"The U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased in August 2026 according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $105.6 billion in August, up $12.7 billion from $92.8 billion in July, revised. The August increase in the goods and services deficit reflected an increase in the goods deficit of $12.8 billion to $136.6 billion and an increase in the services surplus of less than $0.1 billion to $31.0 billion. Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit decreased $138.2 billion, or 19.9 percent, from the same period in 2025. The average goods and services deficit increased $9.9 billion to $89.9 billion for the three months ending in August.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bea.gov/itable","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:15.514Z"}}