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Trade Deficit Decreases in August 2008

The Nation's international deficit in goods and services decreased to $59.1 billion in August from $61.3 billion (revised) in July, as imports decreased more than exports. (10 October 2008)

2009 Foreign Trade Data Product Changes

Beginning with the January 2009 statistics scheduled for release in March 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau will modify the structure of several data products to accommodate changing technology and user demand. (18 September 2008)

FTR Letter No. 2: Reuse of the Shipment Reference Number

Clarification of the reuse of the Shipment Reference Number. (29 September 2008)

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FTR Letter No. 1: Filing Timeframes Exemption for Puerto Rico

Clarification of the requirement for advanced filing of EEI through AES for shipments between the U.S. and Puerto Rico. (4 September 2008)

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2007 Annual Revisions

In this release and the accompanying "U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: April 2008," the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) are jointly publishing revised data on U.S. trade in goods for 2005-2007 and the first three months of 2008 and revised data on services for 2004-2007 and the first three months of 2008. (10 June 2008)

Mandatory AES

Mandatory Automated Export System (AES) Filing for all Shipments Requiring Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) information (2 June 2008)

Imports and Exports by Related Parties - 2007

The U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, announced today that in 2007 related-party trade accounted for 40.6 percent ($1,264 billion) of total goods trade. (9 May 2008)

Export Compliance Seminar - Chicago, IL

The export environment has dramatically changed. Come and understand what it takes to remain compliant, aware and out of trouble. October 8th & 9th , 2008 (24 September 2008)