query_ai_infrastructure_trade_v1

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Query verified U.S. monthly IMPORTS of integrated circuits (HS-8542) — customs value (USD) by country of origin — from the U.S. Census Bureau's International Trade data. Use this for "how much $ of chips did the US import (from Taiwan / South Korea / in total) and how is it trending" questions. HS-8542 is ALL integrated circuits (processors, memory, amplifiers, parts) — NOT AI-accelerator / GPU-specific. Filter by `country` (the verbatim Census name, e.g. "TAIWAN", "KOREA, SOUTH"), `cty_code` (the Census country code, e.g. "5830"), `country_level` ("total" = the all-countries TOTAL, "country" = an individual country, "grouping" = a Census bloc/continent like ASIA / APEC / EU), `year`, `data_month` (one month, ISO first-of-month e.g. "2026-04-01") or the `data_month_from`/`data_month_to` range. Group by any of `country`, `cty_code`, `country_level`, `data_month`, or `year`. Pass each parameter as a top-level key of `params` (flat — not nested under a `filter`, `filters`, or `where` key). Example: `{"country_level": "country", "group_by": ["country"], "order_by": "general_value_usd", "top_n": 5}` for the top source countries; `{"country_level": "total", "group_by": ["data_month"]}` for the national trend. Returns JSON aggregates with citations and optional row-level records when `include_records` is true — every value cites the exact Census response row, re-verifiable via get_source_evidence_v1. Measures: `general_value_usd` (general imports value) and `consumption_value_usd` (imports for consumption) — value only; HS-8542 reports no meaningful quantity at this level, so there is no chip count. NEVER SUM across country rows: Census's groupings (ASIA, APEC, EU, OECD, ASEAN, the continents) OVERLAP each other and the individual countries, and the all-countries TOTAL contains everything — so adding rows double-counts. Filter `country_level=total` for the U.S. national figure, `country_level=country` for individual countries, or group_by country for the per-country series; a cross-row sum returns a country_aggregation note and nulls the metric in ranking remainders. Country is the country of ORIGIN (Census attribution), not where a chip is installed — there is no U.S. state/county breakdown. Imports only (not exports), customs value (not landed/CIF/duty), and recent months are preliminary and revised in later releases.