Definition: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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China Soybean Imports Seen by Oil World Jumping 17% Next Season
Bloomberg - 5/21/2013 1:42:13 PM
China’s soybean imports, the world’s largest, may jump 17 percent in the next season as the country rebuilds stockpiles, Oil World said. China may import 68 million metric tons of soybeans in the 2013-14 marketing year that begins Aug. 1, up ...
Argentina Corn Exports Seen Rising 8% by UN FAO as Brazil Falls
Bloomberg - 5/20/2013 2:04:53 PM
Argentina’s corn exports may rise 8 percent this year as output expands while shipments from Brazil decline, the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture Organization said. Argentina’s corn exports in the 2013-14 marketing year that started ...
Carney leaving Bank of Canada with country in a stronger position
Yahoo! - 5/21/2013 9:06:02 PM
MONTREAL - Canada has work to do, but it is stronger than when he took over as head of the Bank of Canada five years ago ... said Canada has been well-served by a sound and regulated banking sector, as well as low government debt that allowed policy ...
Economic Growth in Foreign Regions and U.S. Export Growth
econintersect.com - 5/20/2013 2:23:22 AM
But exports of goods and services produced in the United States depend crucially ... U.S. export goods to any given region usually is associated with an increase in the real GDP growth rate in that region.[5] From 1985 to 2011, for example ...
AfDB Set to Help African Countries Better Exploit AGOA Export Opportunities
en.starafrica.com - 5/20/2013 2:26:21 PM
Some of the identified areas include support and capacity ... oil AGOA exports over the next decade – with a special emphasis on enhancing SSA value chains, and value addition,” said Calvin Manduna, Principal Trade Expert, AfDB. The series ...
Fish exports may generate USD 500mln by 2015
FIS - 5/20/2013 7:27:00 PM
Sri Lanka is working on increasing its deep sea fishing efforts and doubling fish exports between now and 2015 and to achieve this goal, it will be using new vessels from Japan and China, The minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development ...
World wheat trade nearly unchanged
agprofessional.com - 5/15/2013 7:47:15 PM
World wheat trade for the July-June international trade year in 2013/14 is projected at 143.0 million tons, just 0.7 million tons lower than in the previous year. However, the structure of imports and exports by country is expected to shift substantially.
Hurd Receives Presidential Award for Exports Wisconsin-Based Window and Door Manufacturer Cited for Worldwide Export Expertise by Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank
PR Inside - 5/21/2013 1:42:13 PM
WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwired) -- 05/21/13 -- U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today presented Hurd Windows & Doors with the President's "E ... featured in a "Made in America" segment on ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer.
SBA offers loans, advice to help small firms build export market
Register-Guard - 5/20/2013 6:41:04 AM
At the U.S. Small Business ... through SBA Senior International Credit Officers in U.S. Export Assistance Centers. The International Trade Loan Program offers financing for fixed assets and working capital to businesses that plan to start or continue ...
Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds
Haaretz - 5/18/2013 11:54:14 PM
Israel is the world's largest exporter of unmanned aircraft ... UAVs, or drones, constitute nearly 10 percent of Israel's total military exports. Unmanned equipment exports are a relatively volatile market, the report shows. Israel had $150 million ...
Cod exports rise in April
FIS - 5/12/2013 8:12:17 PM
The value of exports of Norwegian cod, saithe and haddock in April totalled NOK 806 million (EUR 106.7 million). This is NOK 59.4 million (EUR 7.9 million) or 8 per cent more than in April 2012. In terms of volume, exports were up by 26 per cent or over ...
"Serbia must change structure of agriculture exports"
b92.net - 5/20/2013 7:38:20 AM
Serbia is sixth in the world in the export of corn, but it needs to change its export ... Croatian Agriculture Minister Tihomir Jakovina said his country is proud to be the partner of this year's 80th International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad.
Growth seen for Israel's UAV exports
United Press International - 5/21/2013 2:10:51 PM
A market analysis firm Frost and Sullivan said Britain is Israel's leading customer, with India and Brazil showing strong spending ... countries in growing UAS markets, such as Africa, APAC and South America."
Would tax on arms exports and protectionism help poor countries?
The Guardian - 5/15/2013 9:45:57 AM
For example, at the 1996 world food summit in Rome ... To help offset the negative effects of trade barriers, he says affluent countries that provide subsidies or export credits should commit to paying a share of the value of subsidies towards ...
Israel said to be world leader in UAV exports
United Press International - 5/20/2013 4:28:02 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, May 20 (UPI) -- Israel's high-tech defense industry leads the world in exporting unmanned aerial vehicles, a new study says, while UAV designers are reported to be moving toward developing drones so advanced they could replace ...
