Economic Research Queries

Enter a keyword to see annual statistics for all years (2014–2025). Click on any year in the chart to see monthly breakdown.

We search for documents containing the keyword (or any word from it) in the product description field.

Enter a keyword and click Run query to see the annual chart.

Using AI assistants to query this data

This tool's data is accessible via a public API endpoint, meaning AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity can query it directly and answer your questions in plain English.

Simply share this URL with any AI assistant:

https://www.kirchnerdata.com/api/product-trends?keyword=YOUR_KEYWORD

Then ask your question naturally. For example:

  • "Fetch https://www.kirchnerdata.com/api/product-trends?keyword=soybeans and tell me how imports changed after the 2018 tariffs"
  • "Get https://www.kirchnerdata.com/api/product-trends?keyword=steel&year=2021 and give me a monthly breakdown"

The AI will call the endpoint, read the shipment data, and answer in plain English, with trends, comparisons, and context. No charts to interpret, no downloads, no spreadsheets.

Replace keyword with any product (steel, furniture, semiconductors, skateboards, textiles) and the endpoint returns annual US import shipment counts from 2014 to present, sourced directly from US Bills of Lading.

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