May 2025 Trade Data Summary

Monthly Trade Data Summary

May 2025 Trade Data Is Live

Key highlights from the latest U.S. Census Bureau release

Key Metrics

Headline trade figures for May 2025

Total Imports

$264.3B

+0.0% vs prior month

Total Exports

$176.6B

-3.2% vs prior month

Trade Balance

$87.7B

Deficit

Biggest Increases

Products with the highest absolute import growth this month

#	Product	Current Value	Prior Month	Change
1	DIGITAL PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.HS 847150	$13.3B	$8.4B	+58.4%
2	POLYPEPTIDE PROTEIN& GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES &DERIVHS 293719	$6.0B	$2.4B	+155.7%
3	PASS VEH SPK-IG INT COM RCPR P ENG >1500 NOV 3M CCHS 870323	$6.6B	$5.4B	+21.3%
4	IMMUNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, MIXED, NOT IN MSRED DOSESHS 300214	$2.7B	$1.6B	+68.2%
5	PASS MTR VEH,SPARK IGN ENG, >1000CC BUT =<1500CCHS 870322	$2.6B	$1.8B	+45.0%

#1DIGITAL PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.HS 847150

Value: $13.3BPrev: $8.4B

#2POLYPEPTIDE PROTEIN& GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES &DERIVHS 293719

Value: $6.0BPrev: $2.4B

#3PASS VEH SPK-IG INT COM RCPR P ENG >1500 NOV 3M CCHS 870323

Value: $6.6BPrev: $5.4B

#4IMMUNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS, MIXED, NOT IN MSRED DOSESHS 300214

Value: $2.7BPrev: $1.6B

#5PASS MTR VEH,SPARK IGN ENG, >1000CC BUT =<1500CCHS 870322

Value: $2.6BPrev: $1.8B

Biggest Decreases

Products with the largest import decline this month

#	Product	Current Value	Prior Month	Change
1	MEDICAMENTS NESOI, MEASURED DOSES, RETAIL PK NESOIHS 300490	$6.5B	$9.3B	-30.6%
2	AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.HS 847180	$1.1B	$3.2B	-65.1%
3	OTH PREC METL ARTCLS OR ARTCLS CLAD W PM, NESOIHS 711590	$45.5M	$1.6B	-97.2%
4	NUCLEIC ACIDS & SALTS; OTHER HETEROCYCLIC CMP, NESHS 293499	$548.2M	$1.7B	-68.0%
5	LITHIUM ION BATTERIESHS 850760	$1.3B	$1.8B	-28.0%

#1MEDICAMENTS NESOI, MEASURED DOSES, RETAIL PK NESOIHS 300490

Value: $6.5BPrev: $9.3B

#2AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I.HS 847180

Value: $1.1BPrev: $3.2B

#3OTH PREC METL ARTCLS OR ARTCLS CLAD W PM, NESOIHS 711590

Value: $45.5MPrev: $1.6B

#4NUCLEIC ACIDS & SALTS; OTHER HETEROCYCLIC CMP, NESHS 293499

Value: $548.2MPrev: $1.7B

#5LITHIUM ION BATTERIESHS 850760

Value: $1.3BPrev: $1.8B

Country Shifts

Countries with the biggest changes in import value this month

CHINA

$19.2B imports

prev $24.4B

MEXICO

$45.1B imports

prev $40.7B

SWITZERLAND

$2.8B imports

prev $5.5B

IRELAND

$12.6B imports

prev $10.5B

TAIWAN

$16.2B imports

prev $14.4B

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Opportunities

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Trends

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