# Newspapers, journals and periodicals (HS4 4902) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Newspapers, journals and periodicals at HS4 4902, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The newspapers, journals and periodicals subsector recorded $2.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -9.9% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.2B |
| Latest annual change | -9.9% |
| Active exporters | 193 |
| Active importers | 193 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $4.4B | 3,082 | 2 |
| 1996 | $4.4B | 3,130 | 2 |
| 1997 | $4.3B | 3,181 | 2 |
| 1998 | $4.4B | 3,254 | 2 |
| 1999 | $4.7B | 3,415 | 2 |
| 2000 | $4.5B | 4,321 | 2 |
| 2001 | $4.4B | 4,262 | 2 |
| 2002 | $4.7B | 4,465 | 2 |
| 2003 | $5.5B | 4,487 | 2 |
| 2004 | $6.2B | 4,725 | 2 |
| 2005 | $6.2B | 4,755 | 2 |
| 2006 | $6.4B | 4,822 | 2 |
| 2007 | $7.0B | 4,920 | 2 |
| 2008 | $7.4B | 4,974 | 2 |
| 2009 | $6.4B | 4,952 | 2 |
| 2010 | $6.2B | 4,950 | 2 |
| 2011 | $6.5B | 5,083 | 2 |
| 2012 | $5.7B | 5,008 | 2 |
| 2013 | $5.4B | 4,964 | 2 |
| 2014 | $5.0B | 4,954 | 2 |
| 2015 | $3.9B | 4,791 | 2 |
| 2016 | $3.6B | 4,791 | 2 |
| 2017 | $3.5B | 4,753 | 2 |
| 2018 | $3.5B | 4,730 | 2 |
| 2019 | $3.1B | 4,526 | 2 |
| 2020 | $2.6B | 4,203 | 2 |
| 2021 | $2.7B | 4,319 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.6B | 4,320 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.3B | 4,345 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.2B | 4,254 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Canada: $233.4M; growth -10.8%.
- Poland to Germany: $128.4M; growth -28%.
- Germany to Austria: $93.9M; growth -10.7%.
- United Kingdom to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $89.6M; growth +16.7%.
- Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein: $86.2M; growth -9.1%.
- United Kingdom to Ireland: $83.9M; growth -7.5%.
- Belgium to Netherlands: $76.7M; growth +36.6%.
- United Kingdom to Australia: $71.3M; growth -0.8%.
- France to Belgium: $68.8M; growth +1%.
- Germany to France: $52.9M; growth -3%.

## HS6 products

- Newspapers, journals and periodicals: whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material, appearing at least four times a week (HS6 490210)
- Newspapers, journals and periodicals: whether or not illustrated or containing advertising material, appearing less frequently than four times a week (HS6 490290)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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