From ftd.web.news@census.gov Tue Jun 10 13:50:33 2008 From: ftd.web.news@census.gov (ftd.web.news@census.gov) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:50:33 -0400 Subject: [ftd-web-news] FTD Web News - June 10, 2008 Message-ID: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FTD Web News - What's new and what's news from the Foreign Trade Division? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: June 10, 2008 Contents: 1. Press Release: April 2008 Trade Data a. Basics b. Detailed data c. Trade balances d. Product trade e. Release schedule f. Collection/Publication Information g. More information 2. About this mailing list... a. Subscribe b. Unsubscribe 3. Questions & Comments ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Press Release: April 2008 Trade Data -------------------------------------- "The Nation's international deficit in goods and services increased to $60.9 billion in April from $56.5 billion (revised) in March, as imports increased more than exports. " a.) GET THE BASICS from the "U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services - Highlights" ---------------------------------------------------------- - http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/ustrade.html b.) GET MORE DETAILED DATA from the full "U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Press Release" ---------------------------------------------------------- - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html c.) GET TRADE BALANCES with specific countries (as far back as 1985 for most countries) ---------------------------------------------------------- - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/index.html d.) GET PRODUCT TRADE INFORMATION. What do we trade with specific countries? ---------------------------------------------------------- - General (1-digit SITC) - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/sitc1/index.html - More detailed (3-digit SITC) - http://tier2.census.gov/sitc/sitcpage.htm e.) WHEN IS THE NEXT RELEASE? ---------------------------------------------------------- - Release dates are set through statistical month December 2005 - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/faq/gen/gen0007.html f.) COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION -------------------------------------------- WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? How many was are commodities classified? What do seasonal adjustments do for you? What is the U.S./Canada data exchange and why should you care? Read INFORMATION ON THE COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF TRADE STATISTICS. --> http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/guides/tradestatsinfo.html --------------------------------------------- g.) NEED MORE INFORMATION? ---------------------------------------------------------- - Contact our Trade Data office via telephone at 301-763-2242 or via e-mail at FTDREQINFO@CENSUS.GOV 2.) About this mailing list... -------------------------- This mailing list is meant to keep you apprised of the latest notices and information available through the Foreign Trade Division web site. - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/index.html 2a.) Subscribe --------- If you would like to subscribe to this list, follow the instructions under SUBSCRIBING TO FTD-WEB-NEWS on the list information page. - http://lists.census.gov/mailman/listinfo/ftd-web-news 2b.) Unsubscribe ----------- Should you wish to unsubscribe to this list: i.) Go to http://lists.census.gov/mailman/listinfo/ftd-web-news ii.) Under the heading FTD-WEB-NEWS SUBSCRIBERS, enter your subscription e-mail address in the last field and click the button labeled "Edit Options". iii.) Under UNSUBSCRIBING FROM FTD-WEB-NEWS, enter your password. - We require the password to keep others from unsubscribing you. - If you don't know your password, click EMAIL MY PASSWORD TO ME to have your password emailed to your subscription e-mail address. 3.) Questions and comments ---------------------- Please e-mail any questions or comments to ftd.web.news@census.gov. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Foreign Trade Statistics - Your Key to Trade ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~