Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), International Trade Administration, TradeStats Express (http://tse.export.gov) displays U.S. merchandise trade statistics at national and state levels, in maps, graphs, and tables, and as exports, imports, and trade balances. It also allows you to retrieve, visualize, analyze, print, and download trade data. Annual data are provided from 1989 through the most current data available and are updated regularly as new trade information becomes available. You can display any range of years.

ITA Trade Statistics (http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea) contains U.S. aggregate foreign trade data, including historical data on U.S. trade in goods and services since 1960; total exports and imports to individual countries since 1991; the current top 50 surplus and deficit countries in U.S. trade; and commodity trade by SITC codes. The site also lists statistics on exports by state and metropolitan area and industry-specific data by SIC code. To access this data, visit the website and click on “trade data.”

Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www) provides general U.S. trade information, including the current edition of the FT900: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services press release that contains information on the trade balance, import and export totals, general commodity groupings, and country totals. Also available from the Foreign Trade Division, on a subscription basis, are CD-ROM copies of statistical data covering U.S. import and export trade. These reports represent complete copies of the most detailed reports available for public reference. Special conversion files are available for correlating the various commodity classification systems and converting certain numeric codes to alphabetic data. Call the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau at (301) 763-2311 for more information.

USA Trade Online (www.usatradeonline.gov) provides U.S. import and export statistics for over 18,000 commodities traded worldwide and the most current merchandise trade statistics available in a dynamic spreadsheet format. Using the statistics generated by the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau and available through STAT-USA, USA Trade Online offers immediate delivery of the current numbers 24 hours a day. USA Trade Online is available via the Internet at $75 per month or $300 an annual subscription. For more information, call 1-800-STAT-USA (1-800-782-8872).

STAT-USA Internet (http://www.stat-usa.gov) also offers U.S. exports and imports by country and by HS Codes. The site is updated daily with other market research reports and trade leads and is available for free at a Federal Depository Library (FDL) or by subscription for $75 per quarter or $200 for a year. To locate an FDL nearest you, search on the Government Printing Office website at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/libraries.html.

The U.S. International Trade Commission Trade DataWeb site (http://dataweb.usitc.gov) contains U.S. import statistics, U.S. export statistics, U.S. tariffs, U.S. future tariffs, and U.S. tariff preference information. This information is available on a self-service, interactive basis. The USITC Trade DataWeb responds to user-defined queries integrating international trade statistics with complex tariff and customs treatment, and allows both expert and non-expert users to create and save customized country and product lists for future re-use from anywhere in the world. The content on this website is free-of-charge, but, requires registration.

World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm)

International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org)

Inter-American Development Bank (http://www.iadb.org/) for countries in Latin America.

Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov)

Survey of Current Business is a monthly publication by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis containing articles, economic analysis, and economic statistics on the U.S. economy, U.S. international transactions, including U.S. current and capital account balances. In addition, the publication contains state, sector, income and product figures, charts, and tables. The Survey is available from the Government Printing Office at (866) 512-1800 or through the GPO website at http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm.

CIA World Fact Book (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)

Country Commercial Guides (CCG) contain a variety of statistics and are available free of charge through the Market Research Library. At the website, select the "Market Research Library" link, which will be found within the text of the "Market Research" webpage. Next, select the desired country in the <country> field and “country commercial guide” in the <report type> field of the search engine.

World Bank Data (http://www.worldbank.org/data/countrydata/countrydata.html)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) (http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm)

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (http://www.oecd.org/home)

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov)

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov)

International Labor Organization (http://www.ilo.org)

Universal Currency Converter (http://www.xe.net/currency)

Federal Reserve Board (http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/update)

Pacific Exchange Rate Service (http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/today.html)

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm) lists U.S. and international Internet websites that provides statistics and other information related to trade.

WTO Links (http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm#links)

United Nations Statistical Division (http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd)

OFFSTATS, Official Statistics on the Web (http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/) is maintained by the University of Auckland Library in New Zealand and lists Internet websites that offer free and easily accessible economic and general data.