Trade Policy Information System

The TPIS serves as a primary electronic repository of detailed current and
historical trade data, including: (a) U.S. foreign trade data -- the
detailed U.S. merchandise trade statistics compiled by the Bureau of the
Census, (b) United Nations trade data -- trade statistics of over 170
reporting countries on a comparable basis, and (c) International Monetary
Fund and World Bank databases -- multi-country statistics on international
finance, direction of trade, and developing country debt. TPIS provides a
processing capabilities to: (a) obtain and disseminate trade data required
for formulating and implementing U.S. trade policy and for export
development, (b) provide analytical support to the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee, and (c) meet the information needs of the U.S.
Government trade community and the private sector.