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overview
U.S. trade data is collected by the Customs Service of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and compiled and distributed by
the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce using the United
States' Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of 10-digit codes. Data
cover U.S. exports and imports by country, commodity, and Customs
District; quantity and value; monthly and annually for all countries
trading with the United States. (For 1989 forward, data by Customs
District for HTS codes are available from the U.S.
International Trade Commission.)
Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) is a standard
USDA aggregation of several thousand HTS codes into 213 agricultural
groups most used by the public. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's
(FAS) U.S. Trade Internet System
contains information on the country
composition of FATUS regions and the HTS content of FATUS commodity
groups for exports
and imports.
(Note: see the U.S. Trade Internet System
home page for July 2004 changes to the FATUS country and commodity
groups.)
features
U.S. agricultural trade briefing room
contains analyses of U.S. agricultural trade and electronic publications.
State export data provides annual
ERS estimates of U.S. exports by State and commodity group based
on each State's share of U.S. agricultural production—by State production
data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service—and national
level U.S. export data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
questions and answers
Answers to questions
such as: What do the abbreviations mean? How do I find an HTS code?
data files
Current U.S. agricultural trade data from 1989 forward—updated
monthly, including both FATUS and HTS codes, are available from
FAS. Choose FATUS imports
or FATUS exports.
Prior to 1999, these data are not precisely identical to former
printed FATUS publications due to data updates, but discrepancies
are relatively minor. Click
here for directions on how to use FAS' U.S. Trade Internet System.
Historical FATUS data 1976-88 are available electronically
from ERS by special request. These data are by FATUS groupings only;
data by HTS code are not available. Indicate your needs: 1) exports,
imports, or both; 2) quantity, value, or both; 3) monthly, calendar
year, or by fiscal year data; 4) total U.S. trade only or by country
of destination/source; and 5) the years and countries you desire.
Please limit data requests to a reasonable size.
Historical FATUS data prior to 1976 are available
only in USDA's printed Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United
States publications found in many libraries back to 1926.
Historical HTS data for 1966-88 are available by
calling FAS
commodity analysts.
FATUS summary tables
Total value of U.S. merchandise trade, agricultural and nonagricultural,
and trade balance—Census/Commerce data on total merchandise
trade of the United States, USDA data on agricultural trade, and
a calculation of nonagricultural trade. Exports, imports, and balance,
1990-present; in Excel spreadsheet format.
Total value of U.S. agricultural trade and trade
balance—an historical series of total agricultural exports,
imports, and the export surplus; annual, 1935-present and monthly,
October 1975-present (including charts); in Excel spreadsheet format.
Total value of high-value and bulk commodities—historical
agricultural exports of bulk and high-value products, 1976-present;
in Excel spreadsheet format. For the bulk, intermediate, and consumer-oriented
(BICO) breakout of agricultural trade, see FAS' U.S. Trade Internet System.
Top 15-ranked country export destinations and import sources
for total U.S. agricultural trade—covers 1989-present; in
Excel spreadsheet format.
Other FATUS tables formerly published by ERS (tables
2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12) can be produced using FAS' U.S. Trade Internet System.
Click
here for directions on how to use the system.
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