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US Trade: USA Trade Online and More

USA Trade Online is a database from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce which provides full-text reports and statistical series for and trade-related information.

October 1st 2025 Government Shutdown

Note: I (Lorena) am in the process of trying to locate alternative sources for data and other information. Please contact me directly (oenglish@) if you are looking for something particular. 

via the Federal Depository Library (FDLP) program:

Federal Government Shutdown

As of midnight, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, the necessary funding to continue Federal Government operations has not been approved by the Congress and the President. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has shut down until funding is approved.

Under a shutdown, GPO employees may only work on activities directly related to the legislative process and on activities for an orderly shutdown and to protect property and assets.

  • GovInfo will continue to process and post congressional materials; existing content will continue to be available.
  • The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) will be available for searching but will not be updated until the Government reopens. GPO cannot ensure that all PURLs pointing to other Federal agency resources will work during this time, nor can GPO staff fix broken PURLs during this time.
  • DiscoverGov will be available for searching, but the Federal Government databases it searches may not be updated until the Government reopens.
  • GPO.gov, FDLP.gov, and Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government will be available but will not be updated until the Government reopens.
  • Federal Register services on GovInfo will be limited to documents that protect life and property.
  • The U.S. Government Bookstore will be available for searching and placing orders, but orders will not be fulfilled until the Government reopens.

 

Overview

USA Trade® Online

The official source of U.S. merchandise trade data. Created in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, USA Trade Online provides current and cumulative U.S. export and import statistics on a monthly, annual and year-to-date basis. Using the Harmonized System (HS) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) commodity classification codes, select broad commodity categories up to the 10-digit HS or up to the 6-digit NAICS level.

This dynamic service allows the opportunity to create, save and download customized reports and colorful charts and graphs detailing foreign trade variants including: port-level detail (HS), state exports (HS and NAICS), balance of trade, method of transportation and market-level ranking.

Provided by the Census Bureau's International Trade Indicator Macro Analysis Branch (Macro) of the Economic Indicators Division.

Please contact  ftd.data.dissemination@census.gov or 1-800-549-0595 Option 4, with any questions.

 

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