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United States Current Account Balance 2022-03-24: data, chart, and analysis

United States Current Account Balance came in at -229,820 on Mar 24, 2022, compared with -231,576 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
-229,820
Previous
-231,576
Forecast
--
Reference period
2021-12-31

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United States Current Account Balance release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Current Account Balance chart through 2021-12-31
USD Current Account Balance readings through 2021-12-31. Latest: -229,820.

Current Account Balance release read

United States Current Account Balance came in at -229,820 on Mar 24, 2022, compared with -231,576 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The parent Current Account Balance page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_current_account_balance_2022-03-24
API announcement ID usd_current_account_balance_2021-12-31
Release time Exact time unavailable
Reference period date 2021-12-31
Actual value -229,820
Previous value -231,576
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1648125000

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Current Account Balance history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More United States Current Account Balance releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2022-06-23 · -276,119

Older release

2021-12-21 · -231,576

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Current Account Balance.

What did United States Current Account Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Current Account Balance was -229,820 USD mn in Q4 2021. The previous reading was -231,576 USD mn.

When was this United States Current Account Balance release published?

The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next United States Current Account Balance release?

The next United States Current Account Balance release is scheduled for Dec 18, 2026.

What is the official source for United States Current Account Balance?

BEA publishes the official Current Account Balance series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1648125000,
  "announcement_id": "usd_current_account_balance_2021-12-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2021-12-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789405776210181200,
  "previous_value": -231576.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1648125000,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789405776210181200,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": -229820.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": -229820.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}