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The country profile of the United States, prepared by the US Central Intelligence
Agency, is available at the following link:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html.

In spite of an economic slowdown that followed the subprime mortgage crisis in late
2007, American exports and imports continued to grow monthly until their peak in July
2008. From August 2008 imports and exports of goods and services started to retract
and continued to shrink in December.

Total exports of goods and services for
2008 amounted to $1.843 trillion, representing
a
12 percent increased over the year 2007.  Imports of goods and services for 2008,
totaling
$2.520 trillion, also increased over the previous year but at a lower rate of 7.4
percent
.

According to the
US trade statistics as at December 2009, total imports ($1.9 trillion)
and exports (
$1.5 trillion) for the period January to December continued their slow
recovery in December 2009,  as indicated in the charts below. For the first time in 2009,
total exports and imports of goods and services in
December 2009 showed an increase
in relation to the same period last year.
When compared to December 2008, total exports and imports in December 2009 rose
by
7.4 percent and 4.6 percent respectively.

CURRENT RELEASE
US TRADE DATA FOR
DECEMBER  2009
US CENSUS BUREAU
FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS

CURRENT RELEASE
US GROSS DOMESTIC
PRODUCT
US BUREAU OF
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
26 FEBRUARY 2010

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
UPDATE
FEBRUARY-MARCH 2010
US DEPT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION (USITC)
NEWS RELEASES 2010

U.S. FREE TRADE
AGREEMENTS UPDATE
INTER-AGENCIES
US GOVERNMENT

TRADE SPOTLIGHT
US CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION

INFORMED TRADE
INTERNATIONAL
IMPORT/EXPORT FORUM
U.S. HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE
CURRENT VERSION
EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 2010