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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World wheat trade nearly unchanged
agprofessional.com - 5/15/2013 8:15:53 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
Yahoo! Finance - 5/21/2013 10:31:56 PM
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - May 21, 2013) - U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank today presented Hurd Windows & Doors with the President's "E" Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The "E" Awards are the highest ...
Many investors may not be living in the real world
Financial Times - 5/22/2013 11:56:38 PM
The relationship between China and the rest of the world has changed significantly in recent ... rate decline will ultimately bring benefits for other countries. Faced with a loss of export earnings, those who have chosen to avoid QE will eventually ...
The Biggest Loser Wins
Lewrockwell.com - 5/24/2013 2:35:55 PM
But the edge only results from putting exports on sale ... While those rates may sound manageable for most countries, Japan has the highest debt to GDP ratio in the developed world. If they had to pay 2% (the same rate as its inflation target), the ...
China Soybean Imports Seen by Oil World Jumping 17% Next Season
Bloomberg - 5/21/2013 1:42:13 PM
China’s soybean harvest in the 2013-14 season may total 11.9 million tons, the lowest in at least five years and down from 12.6 million tons the previous season, Oil World said. Soybean prices rallied to a record $17.89 a bushel in September ...
Economic Growth in Foreign Regions and U.S. Export Growth
econintersect.com - 5/20/2013 2:23:22 AM
The United States exports both goods and services to countries throughout the world, with goods accounting for the majority of total U.S. exports. Chart 1 shows that the share of overall U.S. exports accounted for by goods as opposed to services has been ...
US Risks Losing Status As World’s Top Exporter Of Corn Due To The Ethanol Mandate
International Business Times - 5/23/2013 8:06:23 PM
The United States, the world's longstanding top corn exporter ... Relatively strong corn prices have sparked more production in competitor countries. Twelve years ago, Argentina was the only other major corn exporter, but now Brazil, Ukraine and India ...
Eurozone: Periphery Countries Restored External Balances, Recovery Follows?
econintersect.com - 5/22/2013 12:58:05 PM
A country’s current account balance measures how much it lends to or borrows from the rest of the world. A country where imports run ahead of exports is also spending more than it produces and must borrow abroad to make up the difference.
Argentine grain exports hit by port workers' strike
United Press International - 5/24/2013 9:06:39 AM
BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (UPI) -- Argentine exports suffered another blow as dock workers continued their go-slow and strikes in the Latin ... Argentine traders hoped to capitalize on recent low yields of grain crops in the United States and recent ...
AfDB Set to Help African Countries Better Exploit Agoa Export Opportunities
AllAfrica - 5/20/2013 3:30:47 PM
However, the low utilization of AGOA preferences by beneficiary countries is in stark contrast to the aggressive export strategies that other developing ... was launched on the back of the recent IMF / World Bank Spring Meetings held in April 2013 in ...
Despite slide, state exporters outpace national numbers
Grand Rapids Business Journal - 5/24/2013 7:43:44 PM
According to the latest numbers on global trade flows released by the World Trade Organization, in the first three months of 2013 ... America’s exports of goods, seasonally adjusted, fell in March by 1.4 percent to $130.3 billion. The latest drop in ...
Exports surge 13.38 percent to 1.941 trillion in 10 months
pakistantoday.com.pk - 5/22/2013 8:21:54 PM
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s exports in rupees term surged by 13.38 percent to Rs 1.941 trillion during the first ten months of the current fiscal year as against the corresponding period of last year. Exports from the country during July-April ...
Argentina Corn Exports Seen Rising 8% by UN FAO as Brazil Falls
Businessweek - 5/20/2013 12:31:49 PM
The country is the world’s second-largest corn exporter, after the U.S. “The increase in exports is supported by the improved 2013 production and the highly competitive Argentina maize price relative to the United States,” the FAO said.
Developing Countries Emerge as Fertile Markets for ANZ Dairy Exporters, Finds Frost & Sullivan
Daily Herald - 5/22/2013 12:47:56 AM
SYDNEY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As large dairy importers all over the world are looking to reduce their dependence on exports, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) exporters will have to tap new markets in smaller countries to stay afloat.
UK approved £112m of arms exports to Saudi Arabia last year
The Guardian - 5/21/2013 5:06:49 AM
The only countries ranked lower in the 170 strong table ... and operates one of the most rigorous arms export control regimes in the world. Any application to export a product covered by an export control is assessed against internationally ...
