Category Archives: Foreign Trade Data
Petroleum Drives the February Deficit Lower
By: Ryan Coleman & Fay Johnson In February, the Nation’s international trade deficit decreased to $43.0 billion from $44.5 billion in January. Exports increased $1.6 billion to $186.0 billion, primarily due to an increase of $1.1 billion in petroleum exports. … Continue reading
January Goods and Services Deficit Increases to Start 2013
By: John Sperry & Kevin Yang The Nation’s international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $44.4 billion from $38.1 billion in December (revised). Exports decreased $2.1 billion to $184.5 billion in January, primarily due to the decrease of $2.6 … Continue reading
Trade Deficit Decreased in 2012
By: Lam Nguyen & Kevin Yang The Nation’s international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $540.4 billion in 2012 from $559.9 billion in 2011. Exports increased $92.6 billion to $2,195.9 billion in 2012, with increases of $33.7 billion … Continue reading
The Sandy Effect
By: Jeff McHugh In case you missed it, at the beginning of December Stephen wrote an interesting post on what kind of an effect a hurricane can have on trade. He pointed to some interesting statistics from 2005, which show … Continue reading
Commodity Spotlight: WINE EXPORTS
By: Daniel Cariello Forget tea! Great Britain and Canada are thirsty for U.S. Wine! From the rolling hills of Napa Valley to the deep ravines of the Finger Lakes, wineries across the country have been increasing their efforts to expand sales … Continue reading
Trade Grows in November
By: Sean Kline Overall, the deficit of goods and services increased to $48.7 billion in November from $42.1 billion in October (revised). Exports increased to $182.6 billion in November from $180.8 billion in October (revised). Exports saw the largest increases … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
By: Stephen Jackson On behalf of the Global Reach Blog Managers and the Foreign Trade Division (FTD) of the United States Census Bureau, we would like to say Happy New Year! We hope that you have enjoyed your holiday season … Continue reading
Deficit Balance Increased as Exports and Imports Decreased in October 2012
By: Lam Nguyen Overall, the deficit of goods and services is up $1.9 billion from $40.3 billion in September (revised) to $42.2 billion in October. Specifically, exports decreased $6.8 billion from $187.3 billion in September (revised) to $180.5 billion in … Continue reading
Nature Strikes Again. What Does That Mean for Trade?
By: Stephen Jackson It is incredible to see the impact that a single storm can make on an area. What might be just as impressive is the immediate effect it can have on Trade. It will inevitably take some time … Continue reading
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