American Trading BalanceVersión en línea Can you analyse USA's balance of trade? por patrick livingstone 1 The point at which shows the USA had its best trade balance. 2 The period where US imports increased at a greater rate than exports. 3 This period saw a large fall in imports due to recession which actually IMPROVED the balance of trade 4 The rate of imports increases by a large amount 5 The balance of trade worsens at a slower rate 6 USA is exporting more than it ever has been