Exports News Updates

The gap in goods and services trade shrank 0.7% in September from the prior month to $105 billion, Commerce Department data showed Nov. 4.

The shortfall in goods trade in September grew 2.1% from the prior month to $134.9 billion, the largest since March 2025, Commerce Department data showed.

The gap in goods and services trade grew 13.7% from the prior month to $105.6 billion, Commerce Department data showed Oct. 6.

Federal prosecutors arrested a California man on charges of smuggling computer servers containing $300 million worth of Nvidia AI chips to China.

Unprecedented overseas demand for U.S. diesel, propane and other fuels is straining commercial reserves from the Gulf Coast to the Eastern Seaboard.

U.S. exports of goods decreased 5.4%, led by declines across categories including outbound shipments of industrial supplies. Imports rose 3.6%.

The decline of 17.8 million barrels brings crude inventories to the lowest levels in nearly a year, according to data from EIA.

The gap in goods and services trade grew 4.4% from the prior month to $60.3 billion, Commerce Department data showed May 5.

The challenges risk affecting a wider swath of the industry as the Trump administration weighs how to create a more formal approach for chip export control.

Freight costs for very large crude carriers have surged. That’s creating a drag on export economics even as dock and pipeline capacities remain available.