US Trade Stats Web Site Launch

The latest annual US trade statistics can now be found on an interactive Department of Commerce web site offering customised maps and graphics. The launch was announced this week by Linda Conlin, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development.

The TradeStats Express site offers both national and state-level trade statistics in customisable form, and according to Conlin will be 'especially useful for U.S. businesses that need quick access to US trade figures in order to identify the most promising export prospects for their products'.

Data includes exports, imports and trade balances for the years 1989-2002. Users can specify exactly what they want by employing intuitive, interactive menus, resulting in detailed maps, graphs and tables. TradeStats Express was developed by MapInfo Corporation, whose technology is used by many federal, state and local government agencies and other public sector organizations in their e-government initiatives.

Questions about the technology can be directed to Angela Girard at (508) 285-6000 or angela_girard@mapinfo.com while the site itself is at http://tse.export.gov/

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