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US -
International Trade in Goods and Services March 20089 May 2008
In May 2008, exports of $148.5 billion and imports of $206.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $58.2 billion.
In May, the goods and services deficit decreased $4.8 billion from March 2007.
US -
International Trade in Goods and Services February 200810 April 2008
In February 2008, exports of $151.4 billion and imports of $213.7 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $62.3 billion.
In February, the goods and services deficit increased $4.1 billion from February 2007.
US -
International Trade in Goods and Services January 200811 March 2008
In January 2008, exports of $148.2 billion and imports of $206.4 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $58.2 billion.
China -
Main Indicators of Foreign Trade and Economy April 2008
Source: MOFCOM, 6 June 2008
China's total import and export in April 2008 amounted to US$220.87 billion, up by 24.0% on a year-on-year basis. Of which export was US$118.77 billion and import US$102.10 billion, up by 21.9% and 26.4% respectively.
China -
Main Indicators of Foreign Trade and Economy March 2008
Source: MOFCOM, 22 May 2008
China's total import and export in March 2008 amounted to US$204.52 billion, up by 27.8% on a year-on-year basis. Of which export was US$108.96 billion and import US$95.56 billion, up by 30.6% and 24.6% respectively.
China -
Main Indicators of Foreign Trade and Economy February 2008
Source: MOFCOM, 21 April 2008
China's total import and export in February 2008 amounted to US$166.18 billion, up by 18.4% on a year-on-year basis. Of which export was US$87.37 billion and import US$78.81 billion, up by 6.5% and 35.1% respectively.
Hong Kong -
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for April 2008
In April 2008, the value of total exports of goods increased by 14.5% over a year earlier to $243.4 billion, after a year-on-year increase of 7.6% in March 2008.
Concurrently, the value of imports of goods increased by 11.3% over a year earlier to $259.6 billion in April 2008, after a year-on-year increase of 6.6% in March 2008.
A visible trade deficit of $16.2 billion, equivalent to 6.2% of the value of imports of goods, was recorded in April 2008.
Hong Kong -
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for March 2008
In March 2008, the value of total exports of goods increased by 7.6% over a year earlier to $222.5 billion, at the same rate of year-on-year increase as recorded in February 2008.
Concurrently, the value of imports of goods increased by 6.6% over a year earlier to $250.7 billion in March 2008, after a year-on-year increase of 11.9% in February 2008.
A visible trade deficit of $28.1 billion, equivalent to 11.2% of the value of imports of goods, was recorded in March 2008.
Hong Kong -
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for February 2008In February 2008, the value of total exports of goods increased by 7.6% over a year earlier to $184.4 billion, after a year-on-year increase of 15.8% in January 2008.
Concurrently, the value of imports of goods increased by 11.9% over a year earlier to $200.2 billion in February 2008, after a year-on-year increase of 16.9% in January 2008.
A visible trade deficit of $15.8 billion, equivalent to 7.9% of the value of imports of goods, was recorded in February 2008.
Hong Kong -
External Merchandise Trade Statistics for January 2008
In January 2008, the value of total exports of goods increased by 15.8% over a year earlier to $240.1 billion, after a year-on-year increase of 8.2% in December 2007.
Concurrently, the value of imports of goods increased by 16.9% over a year earlier to $247.6 billion in January 2008, after a year-on-year increase of 10.3% in December 2007.
A visible trade deficit of $7.5 billion, equivalent to 3.0% of the value of imports of goods, was recorded in January 2008.
The following are some links where interested users can find news and reports on the shipping and logistics industry.
American Shipper
http://www.americanshipper.com/The American Journal of
Transportation
http://www.ajot.com/Cargonews Asia
http://www.cargonewsasia.com/Containerization International
http://www.ci-online.co.uk/Journal of Commerce
http://www.joc.com/Lloyd's List
http://www.lloydslist.com/TradeWinds
http://www.tradewinds.no/