The Data Source Selection screen (see Figure A) is your first stop after choosing “Click here to access the trade data” on USA Trade Online’s homepage. This is where you select an initial table format and see the current month of data available. Although there are a number of formats listed, in general you aren’t bound to the default settings of a particular table. Using your Selection Criteria and other Report Features, you can manipulate the rows and columns to create your desired table format.

Note however that you cannot switch between U.S. imports and U.S. exports, non-port-level data and port-level, or state HS and NAICS data without returning to this Data Source Selection screen. So decide first if you want to look at imports or exports and do you want port-level data or not or if you need state exports. Once you've done that, take a guess at the table format you want. We recommend beginners select one of the Standard Report (Monthly, Annual, or Cumulative Year-to-Date or "YTD") options, and test the additional formats (which have pre-selected data dimensions) when you’re more acclimated with the site.

Standard Report – Monthly Imports/Exports

View the value and quantity for a commodity (or commodities) for the five most current months. The results can be sorted by value (as well as by quantity at the ten-digit level) and regenerated by commodity, country, customs district area, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen.

Standard Report – Annual Imports/Exports

View the value and quantity for a commodity (or commodities) for the four most current years and current YTD. The results can be sorted by value (as well as by quantity at the ten-digit level) and regenerated by commodity, country, customs district area, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen.

Standard Report – Cumulative YTD Imports/Exports

View the value and quantity for a commodity (or commodities) for the most recent YTD aggregation and the three prior years' YTD aggregations, as well as the growth rate between the oldest and newest YTD totals. The results can be sorted by value (as well as by quantity at the ten-digit level) and regenerated by commodity, country, customs district area, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen.

Trade by Commodity – Imports/Exports

Use this report to show U.S. imports or exports of any of the over 18,000 commodities over time in a specific market. In the default view, you will view the value, quantity, and unit price for all commodities in all markets for the most recent and previous month, current and previous year's YTD aggregates, and four previous years (current year is excluded), as well as comparable month, comparable YTD, and four-year percent changes. The results can be regenerated by commodity, country, customs district area, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen.

Country by Commodity – Imports/Exports

Used to analyze value changes over time of a specific commodity and country. The results can be sorted by value and quantity for the most current month, cumulative data for the current calendar year, and cumulative data for the previous year’s corresponding timeframe.

• Analyzing at the ten-digit HS level? If so, take note of the following shortcut: Once you're viewing a report in this data source, you can use the small arrows above your Country by Commodity report to toggle your view between the three available measurement options (value, quantity, and unit price).

Monthly Port-level -- Imports/Exports

View the value and shipping weight for a commodity (or commodities) for the five most current months at the port level. The results can be sorted by value or shipping weight and regenerated by commodity, country, port, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen. Note that port-level data only goes back to 2003.

Annual Port-level -- Imports/Exports

View the value and shipping weight for a commodity (or commodities) for the four most current years and current YTD at the port level. The results can be sorted by value or shipping weight and regenerated by commodity, country, port, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen. Note that port-level data only goes back to 2003.

Cumulative YTD Port-level -- Imports/Exports

View the value and shipping weight for a commodity (or commodities) for the most recent YTD aggregation and the three prior years' YTD aggregations, as well as the growth rate between the oldest and newest YTD totals. The results can be sorted by value or shipping weight and regenerated by commodity, country, port, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen. Note that port-level data only goes back to 2003.


Reports that provide state export detail using the Harmonized System classification and NAICS:

State Exports - HS

View the state export value and shipping weight for a HS commodity (or commodities) for the most recent YTD aggregation and the four full years prior. The results can be sorted by value or shipping weight and regenerated by commodity, country, state, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen. These reports are available for 2-, 4- and 6-digit HS commodities. Note that state-level data only goes back to 2002.

State Exports - NAICS

View the state export value and shipping weight for a HS commodity (or commodities) for the most recent YTD aggregation and the four full years prior. The results can be sorted by value or shipping weight and regenerated by commodity, country, state, measure, and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen. These reports are available for 3- and 4-digit NAICS-based commodities. Note that state-level data only goes back to 2002.

Reports that provide district-level detail using NAICS:

Standard Report - Exports and Imports

View several import and export values, as well as the trade balance, for the most recent YTD aggregation and the four full years prior. The results can be sorted by value or trade balance and regenerated by commodity, country, measure and/or time options using the Selection Criteria listed on the left side of your report screen. These reports are available for 3- through 6-digit NAICS-based commodities. Note that district-level detail for using NAICS only goes back to 2002.

Report Type	Default Commodity	Default Country	Default Measures	Default Time
Standard Report - Monthly	All commodities	All including World Total	Value and quantity	Last five individual months
Standard Report - Annual	All commodities	All including World Total	Value and quantity	Current YTD, last four full years
Standard Report - Cumulative YTD	All commodities	All including World Total	Value and quantity	Last four years of YTD, oldest to newest YTD % growth
Trade by Commodity	All 2-digit plus Total	All including World Total	Value, quantity and unit price	Current month, prior month, prior to current month % growth, YTD current year, YTD prior year, YTD prior to YTD current year % growth, last four full years, oldest to newest year % growth
Country by Commodity	All 2-digit plus Total	All including World Total	None	Current month, prior month, prior to current month % growth, YTD current year, YTD prior year, YTD prior to YTD current year % growth, last four full years, oldest to newest year % growth

Table 2
Brief Overview of USA Trade Online's Default Report Settings for port-level data

Report Type	Default Ports	Default Commodity	Default Country	Default Measures	Default Time
Monthly	Total All Ports	All 2-digit (no Total)	World Total	Total value, Vessel value, Vessel SWT, Air value, Air SWT	Last five individual months
Annual	Total All Ports	All 2-digit (no Total)	World Total	Total value, Vessel value, Vessel SWT, Air value, Air SWT	Current YTD, last four full years (Note: Data available from 2003 forward)
Cumulative YTD	Total All Ports	All 2-digit (no Total)	World Total	Total value, Vessel value, Vessel SWT, Air value, Air SWT	Last four years of YTD, oldest to newest YTD % growth (Note: Data available from 2003 forward)

Table 3
Brief Overview of USA Trade Online's Default Report Settings for state export data

Report Type	Default State	Default Commodity	Default Country	Default Measures	Default Time
HS	All States	All 2-digit (including Total)	World Total	None	Current YTD, last four full years (Note: Data available from 2002 forward)
NAICS	All States	All 3-digit (including Total)	World Total	None	Current YTD, last four full years (Note: Data available from 2002 forward)

Table 4
Brief Overview of USA Trade Online's Default Report Settings for district-level NAICS data

Report Type	Default Commodity	Default Country	Default Measures	Default Time
Standard Report	All 3-digit plus Total	World Total	Total Export Value and General Imports Customs Value	Current YTD, last four full years (Note: Data available from 2002 forward)