The data included in the site is for the years 1993 through 1999, with export data for the year 2000 to be loaded as soon as full-year statistics become available. The Exporter Location series assigns export sales to states based on the zip code location of exporters as specified on export declarations. The database provides export sales values to every country in the world, broken down by major product groups.
Users can view the global pattern of a state s exports.
To do this, the user chooses a state or U.S. region, an export product group, a time period and a statistic. Statistics are available by dollar or percentages. Users can also choose the state pattern view by choosing a foreign market, a product group, a time period and a statistic. An future phase will include an enhancement to allow users to tailor their requests by time period, type of product, company size and type of company. A help desk is available for readers who want more information about this website.