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title: Trade Balance
description: "Trade Balance, Sep 3, 2026: actual -88.6B, forecast -90.0B, previous -73.3B · ABOVE FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-ec9c3cef8f3ecab5/goods-and-services-trade-balance-88-6b"
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Economic release
              03 Sept 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Goods and Services Trade Balance: -88.6B




           Actual-88.6B
           Forecast-90.0B
           Previous-73.3B

               Surprise
               +0.33σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH


            Goods and Services Trade Balance — Actual -88.6B, forecast -90.0B, prev -73.3B. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 0.3 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BULLISH.





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        ← [Goods and Services Trade Balance: -73.3B](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-f4c175a74f98ceb9/goods-and-services-trade-balance-73-3b)
        [Goods and Services Trade Balance: -105.6B](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-c58444cc394c84d7/goods-and-services-trade-balance-105-6b) →


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