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

Behind The Numbers -- Copyright -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- BEHIND THE NUMBER -- SUMMARY OF MAJOR CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- SUPPLEMENTING THE EXISTING STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK AND INTEGRATING DISPARATE DATA SETS -- A Supplemental Framework -- Comparable Data -- Recommendations -- ENHANCING DATA QUALITY -- Merchandise Trade -- International Services Transactions -- Capital Flows -- Recommendations -- Merchandise Trade -- International Services Transactions -- Capital Flows -- IMPROVING THE DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS INTERFACE -- Merchandise Trade -- International Services Transactions -- Capital Flows -- Recommendations -- INTRODUCTION -- THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT -- DATA NEEDS -- FOCUS OF ANALYSIS -- METHODOLOGY AND REPORT STRUCTURE -- PART I ENHANCING THE USABILITY OF DATA ON U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS -- 1 Supplementing the Balance-of-Payments Framework -- EXISTING STATISTICAL FRAMEWORK -- A SUPPLEMENTAL FRAMEWORK -- Uses for Public and Private Decisions -- Implications for Existing Data Systems -- RECOMMENDATION -- 2 Extending the Comparability of International and Domestic Economic Data -- COMPARABLE DATA: NEEDED BUT LACKING -- U.S. Foreign and Domestic Data -- International Data -- MERCHANDISE DATA -- U.S. and Other Countries Data -- Price Indexes for Imports And Exports -- Domestic Production and Import and Export Data -- Import and Export Data and Employment, Capital, and Other Establishment Data -- Classification of Intermediate Inputs -- SERVICES DATA -- OTHER DATA -- Sales of Goods and Services by Foreign Affiliates -- Direct Investment -- National Trade Data Bank -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 3 Developing a Flexible Data System for U.S. International Economic Activities -- CURRENT DATA -- ROLE OF STATISTICAL AGENCIES -- Strengthening Research and Analytic Capabilities -- Determining Data Needs.