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The U.S. trade deficit is at the smallest in more than six years as the recession pushed oil and consumer spending lower, reducing imports. The gap between imports and exports narrowed to $35.7 billion, the lowest level since October 2002, according to the median forecast of 70 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. International trade data are available for years 1989 – present on a monthly, quarterly, annual, or year-to-date basis and can be retrieved in a number of classification systems, including the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC), or the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Pre-defined reports on international trade statistics are also available by geographic region and partner country.

December, 2008 trade data are now posted. For more resources on international trade and import export business resources on the web, click here.