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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why do the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the U.S. Census Bureau publish seasonally adjusted export/import data by geography in the monthly U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release?

  • Why are only some countries/world areas presented in the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release and in the U.S. International Transactions Accounts seasonally adjusted?

  • Why are seasonally adjusted statistics by geography for trade in goods and services only available at a quarterly frequency?

  • How does the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) seasonally adjust export/import data by geography?

  • Will additional seasonally adjusted countries and areas be made available in the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release and in the U.S. International Transactions Accounts?

  • Are statistics for seasonally adjusted trade in goods and services by geography available as a time series?

  • Do the seasonal adjustments by geography for export/import data account for moving holidays, such as Chinese New Year and Easter?

  • How do the seasonally adjusted statistics on trade in goods in exhibit 20a of the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release differ from the statistics on trade in goods in exhibit 19?

  • Are the seasonally adjusted statistics in exhibit 20 of the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services release the same as the statistics in table 2.2 and table 3.2 of the U.S. International Transactions Accounts (ITAs)?

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