The United States current account deficit rose to a seasonally adjusted $246 billion in Q2 2026 from a downwardly revised $212.6 billion in Q1, though coming slightly below the expected $255 billion. The goods shortall increased to $291.3 billion from $250.9 billion, while the services surplus was little changed at $91.5 billion. Meanwhile, the primary income gap fell to $11.4 billion from $15.8 billion, and the seconday income shrank to $34.8 billion from $38 billion.