International Trade -- Trade Data - International
International organizations provide some trade data on the web. Web-based international trade data may not be as specific or as up-to-date as you would like for your research.
United Nations Web-based Trade Data
Comtrade
The United Nations Statistical Service Commodity Trade Statistics database (Comtrade) collects the most specific and complete cross-country movement of goods but has made only a limited amount available free on the web. Ways to access Comtrade are listed below:U.N. Comtrade*
The official source for imports, exports and re-exports for 90% of world trade; values in U.S. dollars and quantities in net weight. Several different interfaces are available, including Shortcut Query for novices, and the interactive Basic Selection.International Trade Center (UNCTAD and WTO) - Comtrade
3-digit SITC Imports and Exports by product or country in $US; Annual for 5 years;
Select Products and Services/Aggregated Trade Statistics: What country has been the world's largest importer of shellfish for the past five years?World Trade Analyzer* (CD-ROM in Electronic Data Center and Business Library); U.N. country trade flow data from the Comtrade databank for over 160 countries and regions. Coverage from 1980- ; world trade at the 4-digit SITC level. Basic (compare two years) and advanced searching; tables and reports. Data compiled by Statistics Canada.
In print:
Commodity Trade Statistics: 1951-1994 (HF1 C84 V44 Stacks)
International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Bus Ref HF91 U473)TRAINS
United Nations Trade Analysis; 6-digit Harmonized Codes; data coverage varies by country; year of coverage for imports varies by country; exports
may be derived from imports; arranged by product and market; also give partners by product.
World Trade Organization (WTO) "International Trade Statistics", aggregate data in 250 tables; from two to ten years; generally worldwide, but with some specific country tables, such as China and Taiwan (Excel or PDF).
World Trade Organization Documents, including Trade Policy Review for countries and WTO legal agreements.
International Monetary Fund
International
Financial Statistics Online*
Global statistics from the International Monetary Fund's International
Financial Statistics. Data supplied by national central banks.
In print, latest Bus Ref HG3881 .I626 or on CD-ROM in the Electronic
Data Center.
OECD Trade Data
Go to International
Trade for limited free access to trade in goods and services.
OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services - Partner Data 1999-2000 (new publication currently free on the web); other limited free service data available.
Services, Statistics on International Transactions
[HD 9980.4 S47 1987/1996 Stacks; 1970/1994 Stacks; ceased publication].SourceOECD*
The online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, containing books, periodicals, and statistics. Subscription service to all OECD statistics.
- In the search box, select OECD Databases
- From the list that appears, highlight your area of interest, i.e. services or Monthly International Trade
- To see all OECD publications talking about "trade in services," search for trade and services in All publications
EUROSTAT -
Press Releases and limited aggregate data in External Trade. Check out External and intra-European Union trade - Monthly statistics - No 7/2004 (PDF) , the monthly bulletins provide data on short-term trends in the trade of the European Union (considered as a whole) and its member states.
Market Access Database Free source for trade data by country/product between the EU and the rest of the world, measured in Euros. Data can be extracted by 2-, 4-, or 6-digit HS classification. What are Brazil's import and export values for trade in sugars with the European Union? Also includes trade policy by country in the Sectoral and Trade Barriers Database.
Access to other areas of this website is restricted to EU members and candidates.
LINKS FROM THE WEB - Mega-Sites to Individual Country Statistical Data. Trade data by individual country may be collected and disseminated through the central bank site or the the national statistical office.
World Trade Point Federation
Select Market Point and then country.
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