Commodity Spotlight: Cotton
By: Mayumi Escalante Cotton swabs, blue jeans, sewing thread, t-shirts, bed sheets. What do these products have in common? They all are made from cotton. The U.S. Census Bureau is the source of...
View ArticleCommodity Spotlight: Diamonds
By: Christine Higgins We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but did you know that the United States imports billions (yes, billions with a B!) of dollars worth of diamonds every year? How...
View ArticleTurkey Time!
By: Stephen Jackson Turkeys are closer than you think! The tradition of Thanksgiving dates back to the early 1600’s and is most notably remembered for 1621 when early Plymouth Colony settlers hosted a...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
By: Stephen Jackson On behalf of the International Trade Management Division (ITMD) and the Economic Indicator Division (EID) of the U.S. Census Bureau, we would like to say Happy New Year! We hope...
View ArticleFancy a Pint?
By: Stephen Jackson “He is a wise man who invented beer.” –Plato Some may have different views on beer, good or bad, it’s a national and international phenomenon. While I do not think many would argue...
View ArticleNew TradeSource Publication
The world economy has entered a new phase since the ups and downs of the global financial crisis of 2009. The U.S. economy is growing, and so is the world’s. In the not-so-distant past, good times at...
View ArticleInvestigating Economic Indicators – Webinar
By: Philip Thompson Have you ever wanted to find specialized indicator data but did not know where to look? Join us on May 20 for the Navigating Indicator Databases webinar at 1 p.m. EDT. In this...
View ArticleUSA Trade Online is Now FREE!
By: Henock Kebede, International Trade Macro Analysis Branch Survey Statistician Beginning Oct. 15, the newly redesigned USA Trade Online became free for all users to access. In addition, current...
View ArticleUpcoming Trade Webinars
If you have not tuned into the ongoing “Investigating Economic Indicators” webinar series yet, now is the time to start! This webinar shows the public how they can access and use economic indicator...
View ArticleUpcoming Trade Webinar
If you have not tuned into the ongoing “Investigating Economic Indicators” webinar series yet, now is the time to start! This webinar shows the public how they can access and use economic indicator...
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