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Behind the Numbers: U.S. Trade in the World Economy

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Description for Behind the Numbers: U.S. Trade in the World Economy Hardcover. Deals with how the systems for collecting and analyzing trade data have fallen behind the times - and presents recommendations for approaches to accuracy and usefulness of these economic data. This volume reviews all three types of US international data - merchandise trade, international services transactions, and capital flows. Editor(s): Kester, Anne Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612. 297.pp.

America's international economic decisions rest to a large degree on the information available to policymakers. Yet the quality of international trade and financial data is in serious doubt. This book reveals how our systems for collecting and analyzing trade data have fallen behind the times—and presents recommendations for new approaches to accuracy and usefulness of these economic data.

The volume traces the burgeoning use of international economic data by public and private analysts at a time when the United States is becoming increasingly integrated into the world economy. It also points out problems of capturing new transactions, comparing data from ... Read more

  • Specific steps for U.S. agencies to take.
  • Special analyses on improving the accuracy of merchandise trade data, filling data gaps on the fast-growing international services transactions, and understanding structural changes in world capital markets.
  • Comments, complaints, and suggestions from an original survey of more than 100 key users of trade data.

This practical volume will be invaluable to policymakers, government officials, business executives, economists, statisticians, and researchers.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Summary of Major Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Enhancing the Usability of Data on U.S. International Transactions
  • 1. Supplementing the Balance-of-Payments Framework
  • 2. Extending the Comparability of International and Domestic Economic Data
  • 3. Developing a Flexible Data System for U.S. International Economic Activities
  • Part 2: Improving Data on Merchandise Trade, International Services Transactions, and Capital Flows
  • 4. Merchandise Trade
  • 5. International Services Transactions
  • 6. International Capital Flows
  • Appendix A: Sales and Purchases of Goods and Services Between Americans and Foreigners
  • Appendix B: Canvass of Data Users
  • Appendix C: A Comparison of U.S. Export Statistics With Those of Major Trading Partners
  • Appendix D: Variability in Month-to-Month Changes in the Seasonally Adjusted Merchandise Trade Balance
  • Appendix E: An Alternative Seasonal Adjustment Procedure for Merchandise Trade Data
  • Appendix F: Options for the Use of Sampling to Collect Merchandise Trade Data
  • Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff
  • Acronyms
  • References and Bibliography
  • Index
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Product Details

Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
National Academies Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
1st Edition
Yes
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309045902
SKU
KHS1002089
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About National Research Council
Anne Y. Kester, Editor; Panel on Foreign Trade Statistics, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council

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