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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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January 2022 Trade Gap is $89.7 Billion
U.S. international trade in goods and services

The U.S. monthly international trade deficit increased in January 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The deficit increased from $82.0 billion in December
(revised) to $89.7 billion in January, as imports increased and exports decreased. The previously published
December deficit was $80.7 billion. The goods deficit increased $7.1 billion in January to $108.9 billion. The
services surplus decreased $0.6 billion in January to $19.2 billion.

Monthly Goods and Services Trade Deficit
January 2013–January 2022

Billion $
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Census Bureau

Seasonally adjusted

Exports
Exports of goods and services decreased $3.9 billion, or 1.7 percent, in January to $224.4 billion. Exports of
goods decreased $2.3 billion and exports of services decreased $1.6 billion.
 The decrease in exports of goods reflected a decrease in consumer goods ($3.0 billion). An increase
in capital goods ($1.1 billion) partly offset the decrease.
 The decrease in exports of services reflected decreases in travel ($1.8 billion) and in transport ($0.5
billion). Increases in other business services ($0.3 billion) and in financial services ($0.2 billion)
partly offset the decreases.
Imports
Imports of goods and services increased $3.8 billion, or 1.2 percent, in January to $314.1 billion. Imports of
goods increased $4.8 billion and imports of services decreased $1.0 billion.
 The increase in imports of goods reflected increases in automotive vehicles, parts, and engines
($1.6 billion), in industrial supplies and materials ($1.5 billion), in foods, feeds, and beverages ($1.4
billion), and in capital goods ($1.1 billion). A decrease in other goods ($1.6 billion) partly offset the
increases.
 The decrease in imports of services reflected decreases in transport ($0.8 billion) and in travel ($0.5
billion). An increase in other business services ($0.1 billion) partly offset the decreases.
The global COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery continued to impact international trade. The full
economic effects of the pandemic cannot be quantified in the statistics because the impacts are generally
embedded in source data and cannot be separately identified. For more detailed information on trade by
type of good or service and with major trading partners, see U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services,
January 2022.
BEA statistics—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts,
and economic statistics for states, local areas, and industries—are available at www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available.
NOTE: This and more information is provided in the March 8 news release, U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services,
January 2022, issued by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau. The next release is April 5, 2022.