Learn — TradePulse

Trade and economic data describe the size and shape of national economies and the flows of goods and services between them. The headline figure is usually Gross Domestic Product (GDP) — the total value of everything a country produces in a year — alongside how much it exports, how much it imports, and the balance between the two.

• 📊Key economic indicators explainedGDP, GDP per capita, the trade balance and the current account — what each one measures and what it does not.
• 🚢How international trade flows workExports and imports, bilateral flows between two countries, tariffs, and the idea of comparative advantage.
• 🔍Reading the data correctlyNominal vs. real values, market exchange rates vs. purchasing-power parity, and why recent figures are provisional.
• 🗄️Where the data comes fromThe World Bank, IMF, UN Comtrade and FRED — what each provides and the limits of comparing across them.