U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services January 2015

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced today that the goods and services deficit was $41.8 billion in January, down $3.8 billion from $45.6 billion in December, revised. January exports were $189.4 billion, down $5.6 billion from December. January imports were $231.2 billion, down $9.4 billion from December. The January decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $3.4 billion to $61.6 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $0.5 billion to $19.9 billion. Year-over-year, the goods and services deficit increased $2.9 billion, or 7.5 percent, from January 2014. Exports decreased $3.3 billion or 1.7 percent. Imports decreased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent.