Arts Trade Balance
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GENERAL
Arts and cultural goods and services trade surpluses was $21 billion in 2015. The arts consistently outperform the overall U.S. Balance of Trade.
The United States has exported more arts and cultural goods and services than it imported since 2006, including during the Great Recession. In 2015, the arts netted a $21-billion-dollar trade surplus.