Trade and Statistical Data

Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), International Trade Administration

U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)

  • Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb – The USITC Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb provides international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data. U.S. import statistics, U.S. export statistics, U.S. tariffs, U.S. future tariffs and U.S. tariff preference information are available on a self-service, interactive basis. The 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.
  • Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data and Analysis, International Trade Administration – U.S. export data by state, U.S. Industry sector data, reports on U.S. trade, etc.

U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce

International Organizations/Foreign Governments

  • World Trade Organization – “The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.”
  • International Trade Center – “The International Trade Centre (ITC) is the technical cooperation agency of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) for operational, enterprise-oriented aspects of trade development. ITC supports developing and transition economies, and particularly their business sector, in their efforts to realize their full potential for developing exports and improving import operations.”
  • The World Bank – “The World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty.”
  • The International Monetary Fund (IMF) – “The IMF is an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty.”
  • The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – “The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of the human spirit. WIPO is one of the 16 specialized agencies of the United Nations system of organizations. It administers 23 international treaties dealing with different aspects of intellectual property protection. The Organization counts 180 nations as member states.”
  • World Customs Organization – The WCO, an independent intergovernmental body with 159 Member Governments, is an independent intergovernmental body with worldwide membership whose mission is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of Customs administrations.

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