Data from Q1 2025 has been updated in NFPA’s U.S. Foreign Trade of Fluid Power report. This report tracks value of U.S. imports and exports filtered by fluid power products. Total U.S. fluid power product imports continued to decline while total U.S. fluid power product exports increased in Q1 2025 when graphed on a 12-month moving average (12mma). U.S. imports remain well above U.S. exports with April 2025 having a trade balance of -$296 million (exports – imports, graphed on a 12mma).
U.S. Imports and Exports of Fluid Power Products. This graph is from NFPA’s U.S. Foreign Trade of Fluid Power report.
Within the foreign trade report, we can see trade balances with various countries. The table below details the most significant balances over the last 12 months, positive and negative.
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Positive Trade Balances (May 2024 – Apr 2025) |
Negative Trade Balances (May 2024 – Apr 2025) |
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Country |
Exports - Imports |
Country |
Exports - Imports |
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Canada |
$333,678,198 |
Mexico |
-$1,318,430,152 |
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Brazil |
$333,354,974 |
Japan |
-$1,139,100,132 |
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Australia/New Zealand |
$240,259,477 |
Germany |
-$1,099,413,800 |
This data and more can be found in NFPA’s U.S. Foreign Trade of Fluid Power Products report.
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For questions, contact Cecilia Bart at cbart@nfpa.com or 414-259-2027
