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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Economic Growth in Foreign Regions and U.S. Export Growth
econintersect.com - 5/20/2013 2:23:22 AM
Export growth is an important source of aggregate growth in the U.S. economy. Indeed the importance of exports in contributing to U.S. economic growth has risen steadily over the past three decades, with exports nearly doubling as a share of GDP.
World wheat trade nearly unchanged
CattleNetwork.com - 5/14/2013 7:55:35 PM
However, the structure of imports and exports by country is expected to shift substantially. The largest decline in wheat imports in 2013/14 is projected for Iran, down 4.0 million tons to 1.0 million, given expectations of near-record ...
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 ...
Would tax on arms exports and protectionism help poor countries?
The Guardian - 5/15/2013 9:45:57 AM
He also criticises the World Bank's revisions of its international poverty line. The bank set the definition of extreme poverty at $1.25 per day in 2008 – different from the poverty line between 2000-08 and 1990-99. Pogge says shifting the ...
Pakistan needs to sign free trade pacts with countries: KCCI chief
pakistantoday.com.pk - 5/16/2013 7:17:26 PM
KARACHI - Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar stressed that Pakistan should focus on signing preferential and free trade agreements with as many countries as possible. For increased exports of the ...
Freeport LNG Receives DOE Approval To Export LNG To Non-Free Trade Agreement Countries
9 WTVM.COM - 5/18/2013 6:00:29 AM
"Receipt of DOE non-FTA approval completes a key development milestone for the initial phase of the Freeport LNG liquefaction project," said Michael S. Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Freeport LNG. "We applaud the DOE on its thorough and balanced ...
Indian growers help Ethiopia become world's fourth largest flower exporter
New York Daily News - 5/16/2013 10:27:43 AM
Addis Ababa, May 16 — Indian-owned firms in Ethiopia are making flowers the country's third-largest export earner after coffee and khat, a kind of chewable cannabis. In the last five years, the Ethiopian floriculture industry has become the second ...
Sugar sector sees new govt to stabilise export policy
Pakistan News Service - 5/16/2013 6:31:29 AM
hoping the new government will work for increasing exports particularly of sugar, which has great potential in the country. The PSMA Punjab chairman Riaz Qadeer Butt expressed the hope that the new government to announce a complete and permanent mechanism ...
Energy Department OKs Second Natural Gas Export Project
US News and World Report - 5/18/2013 5:31:51 AM
The Department of Energy conditionally approved an application to export liquefied natural gas to countries that lack free-trade agreements with the United States Friday, opening up the U.S. to play a larger role in the global energy space.
Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo
San Francisco Gate - 5/16/2013 7:00:07 AM
Kosher and halal meat exports have grown between 20 and 30 percent per year in recent years as the largely agricultural country has capitalized on its low labor costs and a reputation for healthy farm animals. "God gave us good food, good soil and good ...
Israel is world's largest exporter of drones
Hindustan Times - 5/20/2013 3:06:19 AM
Israel is the world's largest exporter of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in terms of number of systems sold earning a whopping $4.6 billion in sales during the last eight years, excluding a major deal with India for the upgrade of unmanned ...
Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds
Haaretz - 5/19/2013 1:01:38 PM
Drones were also sold to Germany, Poland, the Netherlands and Spain. A third of the exports from 2005 to 2012 were destined for the Asia-Pacific region, including Azerbaijan and India. About 11 percent of the foreign sales, totaling $508 million ...
Report: Iran to Become World's 3rd Largest Cement Exporter This Year
english.farsnews.com - 5/15/2013 1:20:42 PM
Iran is expected to export a total of 20 million tons of cement in 2013 which will make the country rank third after China and India, the Global Cement magazine wrote in its latest edition. Earlier this month, Head of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization ...
OPEC Crude Exports to Advance on Asia Demand, Oil Movements Says
Bloomberg - 5/16/2013 3:42:41 PM
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will increase crude exports this month to meet rising demand from Asian refiners, tanker tracker Oil Movements said. The group that supplies about 40 percent of the world’s oil will ship 23.87 ...
World War II Bike Maker in Overseas Sales Push: Corporate India
Bloomberg - 5/20/2013 4:10:44 AM
Royal Enfield, whose Classic fitted with a sidecar featured in the movie ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,’ says its masterplan involves eventually building 500,000 motorcycles annually. The company has its products planned for ...
