[ftd-web-news] FTD Web News - June 10, 2011

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FTD Web News
- What's new and what's news from the Foreign Trade Division?

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Date: June 10, 2011

Contents:

     1. Press Release: April 2011 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...
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     3. Questions & Comments

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1.) Press Release: April 2011  Trade Data
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    The Nation’s international trade deficit in goods and services
    decreased to $43.7 billion in April from $46.8 billion (revised) in
    March, as exports increased and imports decreased. (June 9, 2011)

     a.) GET THE BASICS from the "U.S. International Trade in Goods
         and Services - Highlights"
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          - 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"
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          - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html

     c.) GET TRADE BALANCES with specific countries
         (as far back as 1985 for most countries)
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          - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/index.html

     d.) GET PRODUCT TRADE INFORMATION.  What do we trade with
         specific countries?
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          - 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?
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          - Release dates are set through statistical month December 2008
               - http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/faq/gen/gen0007.html


     f.)  COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION
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	    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.

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http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/reference/guides/tradestatsinfo.html

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     g.) NEED MORE INFORMATION?
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          - Contact our Trade Data office via telephone at 301-763-2242
            or via e-mail at FTDREQINFO at CENSUS.GOV

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