From ftd.web.news@census.gov Fri Oct 9 14:00:46 2009 From: ftd.web.news@census.gov (ftd.web.news@census.gov) Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:00:46 -0400 Subject: [ftd-web-news] FTD Web News - October 9, 2009 Message-ID: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FTD Web News - What's new and what's news from the Foreign Trade Division? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: October 9, 2009 Contents: 1. Press Release: August 2009 Trade Data a. Basics b. Detailed data c. Trade balances d. Product trade e. Release schedule f. Collection/Publication Information g. More information 2. New look and feel 3. AES Meetings 4. Export Regulations Seminars 5. About this mailing list... a. Subscribe b. Unsubscribe 6. Questions & Comments ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.) Press Release: August 2009 Trade Data -------------------------------------- "The Nation's international trade deficit decreased to $30.7 billion in August from $31.9 billion (revised) in July, as exports increased and imports decreased. " 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/index.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 2008 - 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.) New look at feel ---------------- Many of our pages have a new "look and feel". Eventually, this will be applied to all of our pages. Here are some of the things you'll notice: - Our main subjects are in tabs at the top of the page. They include: - MAIN: The FOREIGN TRADE front page. - ABOUT FOREIGN TRADE: Information about the FOREIGN TRADE program. - DATA: The location for data on FOREIGN TRADE. It was formerly named STATISTICS. - AES: Information about the Automated Export System. - REGULATIONS: Information on FOREIGN TRADE regulations. - REFERENCE: Links to various FOREIGN TRADE references. - DEFINITIONS: A dictionary for FOREIGN TRADE terms. - SCHEDULE B: Look up your export codes. - FAQS: FOREIGN TRADE frequently asked questions. - IMPORTANT LINKS: Links to FOREIGN TRADE related web sites. Many of these used to be on the pull-down menu in the upper right corner. - RELATED SITES: Links to CENSUS BUREAU sites about busienss and the economy. - UPCOMING RELEASES AND SEMINARS: Always know what's happening next. - CONTACT US: Contact information for the people that posted the information. If you have any comments about the new look and feel, please feel free to let us know at ftdwebmaster@census.gov. 3.) AES Meetings ------------ Find out more about AES (the Automated Export System) so you don't have to worry about paper export documentation! ------------ - For more details and to see the full schedule, check out http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/meetingsandpresentations/index.html 4.) Export Regulations Seminars --------------------------- Changes have occurred in the export industry. Find out what you need to know by attending a fact-filled Export Regulations Seminar and learn from the experts how to avoid delays and costly penalties. ------------ - For more details and to see the full schedule, check out http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/meetingsandpresentations/index.html 5.) 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 5a.) 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 5b.) Unsubscribe ----------- Should you wish to unsubscribe to this list: i.) Go to http://lists.census.gov/mailman/listinfo/ftd-web-news ii.) 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