It is one of the two components of a country’s trade balance (imports being the other).  Export data gives valuable insight into economic competitiveness, inflationary pressures, foreign demand for domestic goods and pressures on a country’s currency.

Interpreting Export Data
There are many methods in which a country’s export data is interpreted. For countries that are heavily export oriented, national exports serve as an obvious gauge for the health and possibly the competitiveness of a large part of their economy.

• United States
• Euro-Zone
• Japan
• United Kingdom
• Canada
• Switzerland
• Australia
• New Zealand