From the Department of Commerce reported:
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $68.9 billion in April, down $6.1 billion from $75.0 billion in March, revised.
April exports were $205.0 billion, $2.3 billion more than March exports. April imports were $273.9 billion, $3.8 billion less than March imports.
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Exports increased and imports decreased in April.
Exports are up 36.6% compared to April 2020; imports are up 34.9% compared to April 2020.
Both imports and exports decreased sharply due to COVID-19, and have now bounced back (imports much more than exports),
The second graph shows the U.S. trade deficit, with and without petroleum.
The blue line is the total deficit, and the black line is the petroleum deficit, and the red line is the trade deficit ex-petroleum products.
Note that net, imports and exports of petroleum products are close to zero.
The trade deficit with China increased to $25.8 billion in April, from $22.3 billion in April 2020.