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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 Website

www.census.gov/trade7

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: mkruger@doc.gov 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: ftd.data.dissemination@census.gov