Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Handelsbilanzsaldo

The trade deficit in the US widened sharply to $56.8 billion in November 2025, the highest in four months, compared to a $29.2 billion gap in October which was the lowest since 2009, and much higher than forecasts of a $40.5 billion shortfall. The figure underscores pronounced monthly swings amid President Trump administration’s frequently changing tariff stance. Imports increased 5% to $348.9 billion, led by a $6.7 billion jump in pharmaceutical preparations after a big drop in the previous month. Purchases of computers also increased by $6.6 billion. Meanwhile, exports were down 3.6% to $292.1 billion, led by falls in nonmonetary gold, pharmaceutical preparations and crude oil. The deficit widened with Vietnam ($16.2 billion vs $15.0 billion), China ($14.7 billion vs $13.7 billion) and the European Union ($14.5 billion vs $6.3 billion), while it narrowed slightly with Mexico ($17.8 billion vs $17.9 billion) and Taiwan ($15.6 billion vs $15.7 billion).