2010 and 2011 - Census Bureau
2010 and 2011 - Census Bureau
2010 and 2011 - Census Bureau
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data product description<br />
Commodity Flow<br />
Survey<br />
Foreign Trade—<br />
Import Transactions<br />
Foreign Trade—<br />
Export Transactions<br />
Foreign Trade—<br />
Exporter Database<br />
Longitudinal<br />
Business Database<br />
Linked/<br />
Longitudinal Firm<br />
Trade Transactions<br />
Database<br />
The Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) is the primary source of data<br />
on domestic freight shipments by U.S. establishments in mining,<br />
manufacturing, wholesale, auxiliaries, <strong>and</strong> selected retail industries.<br />
It is a shipper-based survey <strong>and</strong> is conducted every 5 years as part<br />
of the <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong>’s Economic <strong>Census</strong> program. It provides a<br />
modal picture of national freight flows, <strong>and</strong> represents the only<br />
publicly available source of commodity flow data for the highway<br />
mode.<br />
This database covers the universe of firms operating in the United<br />
States that engage in merch<strong>and</strong>ise import from a foreign destination.<br />
Information is compiled from automated data submitted through<br />
the U.S. Customs’ Automated Commercial System. Data are also<br />
compiled from import entry summary forms, warehouse withdrawal<br />
forms, <strong>and</strong> Foreign Trade Zone documents as required by law to be<br />
filed with the U.S. Customs <strong>and</strong> Border Protection. Data on imports<br />
of electricity <strong>and</strong> natural gas from Canada are obtained from<br />
Canadian sources.<br />
This database contains transactions level data on the exports of<br />
the universe of firms operating in the United States that engage in<br />
merch<strong>and</strong>ise export to a foreign destination. Information is compiled<br />
from copies of the Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED) forms. For<br />
U.S. exports to Canada, the United States uses Canadian import<br />
statistics. Exports measure the total physical movement of<br />
merch<strong>and</strong>ise out of the United States to foreign countries whether<br />
such merch<strong>and</strong>ise is exported from within the U.S. Customs territory<br />
or from a U.S. Customs bonded warehouse or a U.S. Foreign Trade<br />
Zone.<br />
The Exporter Database is a set of files used to create the Profile of<br />
U.S. Exporting Companies. The files are created by matching yearly<br />
export transaction records to the company information from the<br />
Business Register.<br />
The LBD is a research dataset constructed at the Center for Economic<br />
Studies. Currently, the LBD contains the universe of all U.S. business<br />
establishments with paid employees from 1976 to 2009. The LBD is<br />
invaluable to researchers examining entry <strong>and</strong> exit, gross job flows,<br />
<strong>and</strong> changes in the structure of the U.S. economy. The LBD can be<br />
used alone or in conjunction with other <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> surveys at<br />
the establishment <strong>and</strong> firm level of microdata.<br />
The Linked/Longitudinal Firm Trade Transactions Database (LFTTD)<br />
links individual trade transactions to firms in the United States. This<br />
data has two components: (1) transaction-level export data (Foreign<br />
Trade—Export) linked to information on firms operating in the United<br />
States; (2) transaction-level import data (Foreign Trade—Import)<br />
linked to information on firms operating in the United States. The<br />
firm identifiers on the LFTTD can be used to link trade transactions<br />
by firms to many other <strong>Census</strong> data products (LBD, Economic<br />
<strong>Census</strong>es, surveys, etc.).<br />
new or<br />
updated<br />
years<br />
U.S. <strong>Census</strong> <strong>Bureau</strong> Research at the Center for Economic Studies <strong>and</strong> the Research Data Centers: <strong>2010</strong>–<strong>2011</strong> 75<br />
2007<br />
2008–<strong>2010</strong><br />
2008–<strong>2010</strong><br />
2007–2009<br />
2006–2009<br />
1992–2009