Data measure exports of government and non-government merchandise. Canadian goods transported through the US to Latin America. Goods sent abroad for use by American military personnel and diplomatic missions. Data measures exports of merchandise from the US by Harmonized Tariff Codes. The figure below reproduces data from a typical record.
Definitions describe each section.
Domestic Exports and Foreign Exports Domestic exports are American made goods. Foreign exports are re-exports of goods brought into the US that are in the same condition they were in when brought into the country. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule measures most products in one unit of quantity. However, the system counts selected items in two units of quantity. For example, statistics for s hirts in figure 1 are in dozens and in kilograms.