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Merchandise trade API

Official merchandise exports, imports, and trade balances.

First request

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/USA/trade?period=2026-06" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"

Example response Illustrative response · not a live request

{
  "country": "USA",
  "period": "2026-06",
  "exports": "189000000000",
  "imports": "275000000000",
  "balance": "-86000000000",
  "currency": "USD",
  "released_on": "2026-08-04"
}

Endpoints

GETMerchandise trade/v1/economics/{country}/trade

country: One supported uppercase country code; see this operation’s coverage list.
period: Omit it for the latest accepted complete release, or pass one exact period.
version_id: Optional immutable publication version. Use `resource_version` from a `dataset.published` or `dataset.revised` event; omit to read the current admitted indicator.

MCP · economics_get_trade

API reference →

GETMerchandise trade history/v1/economics/{country}/trade/observations

country: One supported uppercase country code; see this operation’s coverage list.
start: Inclusive first observation period. On Free and Basic, a start before your plan window is moved to the first period inside it. The response then includes start.
end: Inclusive last observation period.
limit: Maximum number of periods returned. Defaults to 100. A page may contain fewer periods; follow next_cursor.
cursor: The next_cursor from the previous page.

MCP · economics_get_trade_history

API reference →

History

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/USA/trade/observations?start=2026-06&limit=100" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"

Example response Illustrative response · not a live request

{
  "country": "USA",
  "currency": "USD",
  "as_of": "2026-08-12T00:00:00Z",
  "observations": [
    {
      "period": "2026-06",
      "exports": "189000000000",
      "imports": "275000000000"
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null
}