Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade 2006, an annual compendium of data and analysis examining changes in trade with key U.S. partners and in crucial U.S. industries, was released today by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
The ITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, releases the information in a web-based format that focuses on reasons for key shifts in trade, provides more detail, and can be searched by country or commodity sector.
Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade 2006 can be accessed at: http://www.usitc.gov/tradeshifts/2007/default.htm
Users will find a comprehensive review of U.S. trade performance in 2006, focusing on changes in U.S. exports, imports, and trade balances of key natural resource, agricultural, and manufacturing industries, as well as changes in U.S. trade with major partners and groups. For example, the report examines:
how trends in U.S. trade compare with trends in other major industrialized countries;
what the United States exported to China and what it imported in return; and
how increasing energy prices affected U.S. trade.
Also available are profiles of the U.S. industry and market for over 250 industry/commodity groups and subgroups, offering data for 2002-06 on consumption, production, employment, and trade. The ITC's Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade site also includes links to other ITC research and resources, providing users with quick access to analyses and data, as well as links to other government organizations that have related information. -US International Trade Commission
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