Category Archives: Foreign Trade Data
States battle for export spotlight – The race to expand U.S. exports is on!
By: Daniel Cariello Exporting goods has always been integrated in the fabric of the U.S. economy but recently there has been a growing trend to capitalize on foreign demand of American goods. According to data provided by USA Trade Online between … Continue reading
April 2012 Trade Data
By: Janet Freas For April 2012, the trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $50.1 billion from $52.6 billion (revised) in March, as both exports and imports decreased to $182.9 billion and $233.0 billion, respectively. Both exports and imports … Continue reading
National Export Initiative Priority Markets: Taiwan
The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals in over 100 U.S. cities and in more than 75 countries help U.S. companies get started in … Continue reading
Record Highs for Exports and Imports in March
By: Jeff McHugh For March 2012, the trade deficit in goods and services increased to $51.8 billion from $45.4 billion (revised) in February, as both exports and imports increased to record highs of $186.8 billion and $238.6 billion, respectively. March … Continue reading
Who Imported and Who Exported in 2010?
By: Ryan Coleman It’s that time of the year again, the time to release of the Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies! This year’s release is for 2009-2010. It includes information on importers as well as exporters and it features … Continue reading
“The Census Bureau? Wasn’t the Census 2 years ago?”
By: Sean Kline Recently, I had the privilege of working in our Commodity Analysis Branch (CAB) for three months to learn more about the things they do on a regular basis. As part of this assignment, I frequently called members of … Continue reading
Trade Deficit Decreases in February
By: Janet Freas For February 2012, the trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $46.0 billion from $52.5 billion (revised) in January, as exports increased to a record high of $181.2 billion and imports decreased to $227.2 billion. February … Continue reading
U.S. Exports of Goods Continue to Grow
One of the primary tools of the National Export Initiative (NEI) is the U.S. merchandise trade statistics captured by the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. Examining the trade statistics provides a business with the information needed to … Continue reading
Trade Deficit Increases in January
By: Joe Kafchinski For January 2012, the trade deficit in goods and services increased to $52.6 billion from $50.4 billion (revised) in December, as the $4.7 billion increase in imports outpaced the $2.6 billion increase in exports. January imports of $233.4 billion … Continue reading
globalEDGE: A World of Resources, A World of Opportunities!
By: Jade Sims, Michigan State University International Business Center If you are like most business owners in the United States, you are constantly working to target the best opportunities for your firm within the constraints of more and more limited … Continue reading
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