Category Archives: Economy

Visualizing Foreign Trade Data

Posted on August 15, 2011 by briana

Tweet Starting this month, with the release of the June 2011 trade data, the U.S. Census Bureau introduced the Foreign Trade Graph of the Month. Each month will feature a new graph highlighting interesting data points or series about U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy | Tagged 2011 trade data, end-use commodities, exports, Foreign Trade, imports, petroleum imports, top trading partners, US Census Bureau | 1 Comment

Pool of Nonemployer Firms Continues to Shrink

Posted on July 28, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: William G. Bostic Jr., Associate Director for Economic Programs Firms that do not have paid employees (businesses ranging from small "mom and pop" corner stores to independent contractors to Internet-based mail order houses) have continued to suffer … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Ownership, Economy | Tagged California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nonemployer Statistics, Pennsylvania | Leave a comment

U.S. Businesses Continue to Show Sharp Declines

Posted on July 25, 2011 by briana

Tweet Written by: William G. Bostic Jr., US Census Bureau For most, it would not come as a surprise to learn that the last couple of years have been a time of economic hardship for our nation. Headlines have depicted … Continue reading →

Posted in Business Ownership, Economy | Tagged Alaska, business, County Business Patterns, District of Columbia, economy, industry sectors | Leave a comment

Visualizing Foreign Trade Data

Posted on July 15, 2011 by briana

Tweet Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau added interactive graphs to the U.S. international trade data released each month. For example, these two graphs help you better understand international trade in petroleum. The first graph shows the effect of prices on … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Tools, Economy, Energy, Export | Tagged imports, interactive graph, international trade data, petroleum, trade deficit, visualization | 2 Comments

The Fruit of the Sea

Posted on May 18, 2011 by briana

Tweet By: Terri The 1994 classic “Forrest Gump” taught you all the different ways to cook shrimp. USA Trade Online, on the other hand can provide detailed U.S. shrimp trade statistics. For example, did you know that from 2005 through … Continue reading →