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Current Account

The Current Account released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis is a net flow of current transactions, including goods, services, and interest payments into and out of the US. A current account surplus indicates that the flow of capital into the US exceeds the capital reduction. Normally, a high reading is seen as positive (or Bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or Bearish).

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Most recent - Wednesday 18 March 2026 12:30

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Forecast history

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Wednesday 18 March 2026 12:30

Wednesday 14 January 2026 13:30

$-238.4B

$-226.4B

Tuesday 23 September 2025 12:30

$-256.3B

$-251.3B

Tuesday 24 June 2025 12:30

$-440B

$-450.2B

Thursday 20 March 2025 12:30

$-325.5B

$-303.9B

Wednesday 18 December 2024 13:30

$-284B

$-310.9B

Thursday 19 September 2024 12:30

$-260B

$-266.8B

Thursday 20 June 2024 12:30

$-206.4B

$-237.6B

Thursday 21 March 2024 12:30

$-209B

$-194.8B

Wednesday 20 December 2023 13:30

$-196B

$-200.3B

Thursday 21 September 2023 12:30

$-221B

$-212.1B

Thursday 22 June 2023 12:30

$-218B

$-219.3B

Thursday 23 March 2023 12:30

$-231.2B

$-206.8B

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Current Account result:

		Previous	Latest
Producer Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.5%	0.7%
Producer Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	2.9%	3.4%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bearish change	0.8%	0.5%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	Bullish change	3.5%	3.9%
Monthly Budget Statement	Bearish change	$-95B	$-308B
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bullish change	-1%	1.8%
ADP Employment Change 4-week average	Bearish change	14.75K	9K
Industrial Production (MoM)	Bearish change	0.7%	0.2%
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	Bearish change	7.1	-0.2
JOLTS Job Openings	Bullish change	6.55M	6.946M
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index	Bearish change	56.6	54.1
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	56.6	55.5
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations	(no change)	3.4%	3.4%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bearish change	3.3%	3.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	(no change)	2.7%	2.7%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	Bearish change	1.4%	0.7%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	Bullish change	3.7%	3.8%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	(no change)	2.9%	2.9%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	3%	3.1%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	0.3%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	2.9%	2.8%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bullish change	0.3%	0.4%
Personal Spending	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Durable Goods Orders	Bullish change	-0.9%	0%
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense	Bullish change	-1.9%	0.5%
Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation	Bearish change	1.3%	0.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft	Bearish change	0.8%	0%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	214K	213K
Building Permits (MoM)	Bearish change	1.455M	1.376M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bullish change	1.387M	1.487M
Consumer Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.3%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	(no change)	2.4%	2.4%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bearish change	0.3%	0.2%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	(no change)	2.5%	2.5%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)	Bullish change	-5.9%	1.7%
ADP Employment Change 4-week average	Bullish change	12.8K	15.5K
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)	Bullish change	3.7%	3.8%
Labor Force Participation Rate	Bearish change	62.1%	62%
Nonfarm Payrolls	Bearish change	126K	-92K
U6 Underemployment Rate	Bullish change	8.1%	7.9%
Unemployment Rate	Bearish change	4.3%	4.4%
Retail Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0%	-0.2%
Retail Sales Control Group	Bullish change	0%	0.3%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)	(no change)	0%	0%
Nonfarm Productivity	Bearish change	5.2%	2.8%
Unit Labor Costs	Bullish change	-1.8%	2.8%
Initial Jobless Claims	(no change)	213K	213K
Challenger Job Cuts	Bearish change	108.435K	48.307K
ISM Services Employment Index	Bullish change	50.3	51.8
ISM Services New Orders Index	Bullish change	53.1	58.6
ISM Services PMI	Bullish change	53.8	56.1
ISM Services Prices Paid	Bearish change	66.6	63
S&P Global Composite PMI	Bearish change	52.3	51.9

About Current Account

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Category:	Capital Flows
Frequency:	Quarterly

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