Chart 5
International merchandise trade balance

millions of current dollars -8,000 -6,000 -4,000 -2,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 July 2016 2017 2018 May 2019 Total trade balanceTotal trade balance Trade balance with the United StatesTrade balance with the United States Trade balance with countries other than the United StatesTrade balance with countries other than the United States
Note(s):
Data are seasonally adjusted and on a balance of payments basis.
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This is a combined line chart.

International merchandise trade balance, millions of current dollars
  Total trade balance Trade balance with the United States Trade balance with countries other than the United States
July 2016 -1,497 3,439 -4,936
August 2016 -1,563 2,946 -4,509
September 2016 -3,985 2,824 -6,808
October 2016 -1,314 3,086 -4,400
November 2016 977 4,574 -3,597
December 2016 259 3,799 -3,540
January 2017 -149 4,194 -4,343
February 2017 -1,433 4,577 -6,010
March 2017 -1,070 3,337 -4,407
April 2017 -894 4,630 -5,523
May 2017 -1,371 3,305 -4,676
June 2017 -3,459 1,940 -5,399
July 2017 -2,710 3,037 -5,747
August 2017 -2,861 2,733 -5,594
September 2017 -3,295 2,044 -5,338
October 2017 -1,379 3,455 -4,834
November 2017 -2,942 2,975 -5,917
December 2017 -3,082 3,437 -6,518
January 2018 -1,824 3,130 -4,954
February 2018 -2,252 2,859 -5,111
March 2018 -3,566 2,191 -5,757
April 2018 -1,537 3,874 -5,411
May 2018 -2,849 3,265 -6,113
June 2018 -778 3,991 -4,769
July 2018 10 5,353 -5,343
August 2018 -401 5,121 -5,522
September 2018 -810 4,538 -5,348
October 2018 -687 3,818 -4,505
November 2018 -2,293 2,160 -4,452
December 2018 -4,962 1,626 -6,588
January 2019 -3,877 1,979 -5,857
February 2019 -3,024 3,405 -6,430
March 2019 -2,014 4,848 -6,862
April 2019 -1,083 4,370 -5,453
May 2019 762 5,946 -5,184
Note(s):
Data are seasonally adjusted and on a balance of payments basis.
Source(s):
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