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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. 3

Why are Foreign Trade Statistics Important?  Analyze market share  Find emerging markets  Measure the impact of foreign competition 4

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 5

Classification Systems  North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)  Standard International Classification System (SITC)  End-Use  Advanced Technology Products (ATP)  Harmonized System (HS) 6

Foreign Trade Website 7

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 8

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 GDP  Conduct market analysis by country and selected products 9

Historical Series  Annual goods and services: present  Monthly goods and services: present  Monthly Chained (2005) Dollars: 1994 – present  Monthly U.S. Imports of Crude Oil: present 10

State Data Data available for each state (based on 2011 values):  Top 25 commodities exported  Top 25 commodities imported  Top 25 trading partners 11

State Data by Commodity 12

State Data by Country 13

Country Data We have individual pages with monthly and annual totals of the trade balance, exports, and imports for:  Each country  Country groupings (European Union, Africa, NAFTA, etc.)  Advanced Technology Products  Total Seasonally Adjusted  Total Not Seasonally Adjusted  Full dataset download 14

Country Data Example 15

Advanced Technology Products (ATP) ATP by Country: 16

Advanced Technology Products (ATP) ATP by Country continued… 17

Advanced Technology Products (ATP) Country by ATP 18

End Use Exports: Imports: 19

NAICS Web Application 20

NAICS Web Application 21

SITC Web Application 22

Economic Indicator Database 23

Economic Indicator Database 24

Additional Information  Export training videos  Global Reach Blog

Contact information Commerce Business Apps Challenge Website: Main Contact: Mike Kruger Director of Digital Strategy U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Division Website: Phone: or option 4