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title: Goods Trade Balance
description: "Goods Trade Balance, Aug 27, 2026: actual -118.8B, forecast -99.0B, previous -102.1B · BELOW FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-8f59a581095c76c3/goods-trade-balance-118-8b"
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Economic release
              27 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Goods Trade Balance: -118.8B




           Actual-118.8B
           Forecast-99.0B
           Previous-102.1B

               Surprise
               -6.60σ

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH


            Goods Trade Balance — Actual -118.8B, forecast -99.0B, prev -102.1B. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 6.6 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BEARISH.





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        ← [Goods Trade Balance: -101.5B](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-4bc4a5405d46a0d1/goods-trade-balance-101-5b)
        [Goods Trade Balance: -119.6B](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-6f2328f284edf07d/goods-trade-balance-119-6b) →


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