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Introduction to Foreign Trade Statistics
Presented by: Mala Mistry
Foreign Trade Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Foreign Trade Division
The Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau is the official source for U.S. export and import statistics and is responsible for issuing regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States.
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Why are Foreign Trade Statistics Important?
Analyze market share
Find emerging markets
Measure the impact of foreign competition
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What are Trade Statistics?
Exports Measure of goods grown, produced, or manufactured
in the U.S. that are shipped to other countries.
Imports Measure the arrival of goods into the U.S. from other
countries
Balance of Trade Exports – Imports = Balance of Trade
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Classification Systems
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Standard International Classification System (SITC)
End-UseAdvanced Technology Products (ATP)Harmonized System (HS)
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Foreign Trade Datasets International Trade in Goods in Services Release (FT-900) Historical Series State Data Country Data Advanced Technology Products End-Use NAICS Web Application SITC Web Application Economic Indicator Database
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FT900: U.S. International Trade in Goods & Services Report
This report is released jointly with the Bureau of Economic Analysis. It can be used to:
Analyze economic, financial, and trade policy Calculate the GDPConduct market analysis by country and selected products
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Historical Series
Annual goods and services: 1960 - present Monthly goods and services: 1992 - present Monthly Chained (2005) Dollars: 1994 – present Monthly U.S. Imports of Crude Oil: 1973 - present
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/historical
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State Data
Data available for each state (based on 2011 values):Top 25 commodities exportedTop 25 commodities importedTop 25 trading partners
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/state/
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State Data by Commodity
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State Data by Country
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Country Datahttp://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance
We have individual pages with monthly and annual totals of the trade balance, exports, and imports for:Each countryCountry groupings (European Union, Africa, NAFTA, etc.)Advanced Technology ProductsTotal Seasonally AdjustedTotal Not Seasonally AdjustedFull dataset download
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Country Data Example
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Advanced Technology Products (ATP)ATP by Country:
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/atp
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Advanced Technology Products (ATP)ATP by Country continued…
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Advanced Technology Products (ATP)Country by ATP
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End UseExports: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/exports
Imports: www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/enduse/imports
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NAICS Web Applicationhttp://censtats.census.gov/naic3_6/naics3_6.shtml
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NAICS Web Application
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SITC Web Applicationhttp://censtats.census.gov/sitc/sitc.shtml
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Economic Indicator Databasewww.census.gov/econ/currentdata
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Economic Indicator Database
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Additional Information
Export training videos
Global Reach Blog http://globalreach.blogs.census.gov
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Contact information
Commerce Business Apps Challenge
Website: http://docbusinessapps.challenge.gov
Main Contact: Mike Kruger
Director of Digital Strategy
U.S. Department of Commerce
Email: [email protected] 202-482-2556
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Foreign Trade Division
Website: http://www.census.gov/trade
Phone: 301-763-2311 or
1-800-549-0595 option 4
E-mail: [email protected]