Explanatory Notes

Trade Data Online provides definitions, methodology, help and other explanatory notes on the following topics:

• Modules
  • Trade by Product
  • Trade by Industry
• Trade Type
  • Total Imports
  • Total Exports
  • Trade Balance
  • Manufacturing Shipments
  • Export Intensity
  • Apparent Domestic Market
• Time Period
• Value
• Trader
• Trading Partner
  • Country Classification
  • Countries by Geographic Regions
  • Predefined Country Groups
  • U.S. States
• Product
  • Product Classification
  • Application of the Classification
• Industry
  • Industry Classification
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Background Issues
  • Types of Trade Statistics
  • Product Coding Systems
  • Trade in Services
  • Canada-U.S. Data Interchange
  • Integrating Trade Data with Manufacturing Data
  • More Detailed Data