GlobeTrade.com's Borderbuster e-Newsletter

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If you missed yesterday's 98th edition of GlobeTrade.com's monthly e-newsletter, Borderbuster, you missed a really good Q&A about how to access international trade stats. Here it is for your benefit:

Q: To Ask The Expert,

Where's a good place to search for U.S. import or export statistics?

A: Our recommendations are:

The U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade

WTO
International trade and tariff data

International Trade Centre, International Trade Statistics

There are a couple of good places online that provide specific import-export trade data and other global intelligence for a fee. Conduct a Google or Bing search on key words "import-export trade data" or "international trade data," for they are sure to pop up.

And it can't hurt to take a look at some things going on here.

Posted by: Laurel Delaney, The Global Small Business Blog

World Trade Organization 2007 Data and Foreign Trade Statistics

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Due to reader inquiries (and the media), we went on a virtual mission to find direct links to trade data. The WTO has released two updated statistical publications. This year’s edition of the annual “International Trade Statistics," released electronically on 12 November 2007, has a more user-friendly presentation and expanded content on trade in services

Also available electronically is a fabulous updated “Trade Profiles," which offers a quick but comprehensive look (197 pages!) at WTO members’ trade statistics and policy measures and those of countries negotiating WTO membership.

Go here to access WTO information.

If you want or need more data, the best of the best is published by U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Statistics.