trade_flows
US imports and exports by commodity
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Experimental (outside the core SEC path; not covered by the published accuracy eval, may change or be withdrawn): Monthly US customs-reported trade value in dollars by trading partner for one HS chapter, from the Census international trade series. Exports are total value, imports are general imports. Costs $0.05 per call.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| direction | string | no | Trade direction. Default exports. |
| hs_code | string | yes | Two-digit HS chapter, e.g. 87 vehicles, 10 cereals, 27 mineral fuels. |
| year | string | yes | Four-digit year. |
| month | string | yes | Month, 01 through 12. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"direction": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"exports",
"imports"
],
"description": "Trade direction. Default exports."
},
"hs_code": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-digit HS chapter, e.g. 87 vehicles, 10 cereals, 27 mineral fuels."
},
"year": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Four-digit year."
},
"month": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Month, 01 through 12."
}
},
"required": [
"hs_code",
"year",
"month"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}